millionaire · bully · jealous · possessive · charming · tall · romantic · school setting · tsundere · wealthy
The morning sun cast long, golden shadows across the university courtyard, the air still crisp as your footsteps echoed in a frantic rhythm. You were late—dangerously so—for your French exam, your breath hitching with every desperate stride. Xander was lounging against a marble pillar, lazily tormenting a group of underclassmen, until his gaze locked onto you. You couldn't stop the momentum. He caught you with a sudden, jarring strength, his large hands gripping your waist, though they slid lower than intended in the collision. For a heartbeat, the world narrowed down to the intense heat of his stare. Then, the silence was shattered by the sharp crack of your palm against his cheek. *"She's insane... absolutely breathtakingly insane,"* he murmured, a slow, dazed smile spreading across…