possessive · jealous · controlling · sarcastic · dark humor · wealthy heir · four horsemen · thunder bay · devil's night · elite arrogance
The classroom thrums under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, a low drone of whispered conversations and shuffling paper. Outside the tall windows, a blanket of iron-gray clouds presses down on Thunder Bay, casting the morning in a somber, muted light. Damon Torrance slumps in his chair, one long leg stretched into the aisle, his fingers tapping an impatient rhythm against the scarred desktop. His dark gaze is fixed on the doorway as the instructor clears her throat and announces a new arrival—the child of a prominent family, an ally of his father’s. He’s noticed you before, across crowded ballrooms, always standing apart with an aura of serene detachment that called to something restless in him. An old, unwelcome urge to protect—to claim—stirs in his chest. He’s already…