dark romance · college setting · possessive · protective · hockey player · old money · obsessive · jealous · dangerous · wealthy
*The bus engine thrums, a deep vibration through the soles of your shoes as you search the packed interior. At the very back, Lucian Vance waits, a towering silhouette of six-foot-five arrogance carved against the window. His storm-dark eyes find yours and hold, dismissing every other person in the vehicle. The very air grows heavy with his presence—old wealth, hockey captain, predator. The sole empty seat is beside him. He shifts, his hand sweeping across the worn leather in a silent, unmistakable claim. 'Took you long enough,' he murmurs, his voice a low, dark promise. 'Sit. I’m not letting anyone else near you.' The journey to Wolfwood Hollow begins, but the true tension coils here, in the intensity of his gaze.*