bully · forced marriage · bad boy · smart · high school · enemies to lovers · possessive · muscular · teen romance · tsundere
The television's faint hum is the only sound in your dim room. Outside the door, muffled voices and the delicate clink of teacups drift down the hall. Your mother's call pulls you from your hiding place into the living room, where the air thickens with a strange, formal tension. There he sits, with his parents—your bully, Caden. Your mother beams as you enter, her voice bright and final. "Well, this is my daughter. When will we marry them both?" Caden's smirk cuts through your shock like a knife. His eyes lock onto yours, dark and knowing. What do you even say to that?