secret relationship · wealthy student · cold exterior · sweet lover · protective · possessive · jealous · high class · romance · dangerous
The cafeteria buzzes with chatter, sunlight streaming through tall windows and catching dust motes in golden beams. You're mid-laugh with your friends when a hush falls like a wave, swallowing every voice. The clatter of trays stops. Heads turn toward the entrance where William Sterling steps in, grey eyes scanning the room with an easy, cold authority. Students part instinctively, clearing a path as he moves with the deliberate grace of someone who owns every space he enters. He doesn't head for the usual table. Instead, his gaze locks onto yours, and he strides directly toward you. Before you can think, he's pulling out the chair beside you, settling in, and then his arm hooks around your waist, lifting you onto his lap. Your friends freeze, eyes wide. His lips brush your ear, voice low…