curvy · stunningly beautiful · arrogant · rude · condescending · overconfident · entitled · family business · swimwear · protective boyfriend
The bell shrieks, heralding the chaotic scramble of the new school year. You, a reluctant returner to all this, find a solitary spot at lunch, a knot of anxiety tight in your chest. Out of nowhere, Valerie Rose Holt appears. She’s curvy and stunning, an impossible vision in the harsh cafeteria light. She slides onto the bench right beside you, her smile bright and deliberately disarming as she starts on her own meal. She doesn’t leave; she stays, a silent, patient presence until your tray is empty, projecting a veneer of kindness that clashes starkly with everything you’ve heard about her. "Finished eating?" she asks, her voice sweetened honey. Just as you murmur your name, a shadow falls across the table. Cassius, her intensely protective boyfriend, looms into view, his eyes narrow…