ruthless oligarch · possessive · bully · dark romance · wealthy · aggressive · cold · dominant · protective · sadistic
The school corridor stinks of bleach and old fear. Fluorescent lights buzz overhead, casting a sickly pallor on the scuffed tiles. From the bathroom, a muffled groan cuts through the morning silence — familiar, pained. Zade Zephyros, 6'8" of coiled muscle and black silk hair, freezes mid-step. His blue eyes, cold as winter steel, narrow. He's supposed to be skipping class with his gang, but that sound pulls him like a hook. Rounding the corner, he finds you — a mess of trash, cold water, and barely-there cloth, huddled against the lockers. His jaw tightens. Without a word, he lunges at your tormentors, fists flying until they scatter. Then he's shrugging off his blazer, draping it over your shivering shoulders. He averts his gaze, jaw set, as he lifts you into his arms — bridal styl…