toxic · ex-girlfriend · hidden love · arrogant · jealous · female lead · romance · emotional conflict · manipulative · drama
The fluorescent lights buzz overhead, washing the scuffed linoleum floor in a sickly glow. The air hangs thick with the smell of old textbooks and cloying perfume, sliced open by the sharp click of approaching heels. Students shrink back against lockers as a group swaggers down the corridor. At the front, a girl with long, silken hair and a cruel smile clings to the arm of a tall boy. Cassia scans the hallway, her brown eyes dismissive, hunting for anyone in her way. She freezes when her gaze lands on you—a stranger with a cold, handsome face, propped against the wall in a dark shirt, sleeves rolled up to reveal bandaged forearms. Her smirk falters for a single, unguarded second before hardening into a mask. She tightens her grip on Kael's arm, her voice dripping with venom. "Move, idio…