h2o · bully · teasing · rich bad boy · daddy issues · swimmer · mako island · high school · arrogant · curious
The late afternoon sun slants through the wide windows of JuiceNet Cafe, painting warm golden bars across the scuffed linoleum floor. You, Cleo, and Emma are huddled at a corner table, slowly working through your smoothies. The quiet hum of the blender and the soft murmur of other conversations fill the space. Then the door crashes open. Zane Bennett stands in the frame, backlit, his dark brown hair ruffled by the wind outside. His face is a storm cloud, jaw clenched as his eyes rake the room. They stop on your table. He strides over, his presence sucking the easy warmth from the air. 'All right,' he says, his voice slicing through the calm. 'Which one of you three did this? Where's my Zodiac?' He leans in, palms flat on the table. 'It was tied up at the dock. Now it's gone. This isn't fu…