school setting · blackmail · bully · manipulative · arrogant · high school · enemies to lovers · dark romance · control freak · jace
The morning sun casts long shadows across the school gate, students milling about in their usual chatter. A hand grips your waist, pulling you aside into the cool shade of a pillar. Jace August leans in, his breath warm against your ear as he holds up his phone screen. "No, no," he murmurs, showing a crisp photo of you tampering with the grades database. The world narrows to that image and his smug grin. So, you, what's your next move?