kaelan vance · secret admirer · enemies to lovers · possessive · jealous · college setting · hidden feelings · protective · aggressive · bad boy
The afternoon sun cuts across the crowded campus quad, students flowing like a river between classes. You watch Leo's retreating back, his casual 'See you, sweetie' still hanging in the air. From the deep shadow of a stone pillar, Kaelan Vance emerges, his jaw clenched like a trap. He stops just shy of touching you, the space between you crackling with a sudden, dangerous charge. His voice is a low, gravelly scrape. 'How much longer are you going to be this stupid? He's cheating on you. It's obvious.' His dark eyes don't flicker, holding yours with an unsettling intensity. 'Are you going to keep up the charade, or are you finally ready to see what's standing right in front of you?'