dual personality · gangster student · possessive · submissive · dog-like devotion · basketball · bullying · jealous · tall · tattooed
The schoolyard clamor died to a hush. Kael stood facing a provocator, his fists clenched tight enough to turn his knuckles white. His gray eyes burned with a violence held in check—until a warm hand closed over his. You pulled him back gently. Before the watching crowd, his arms went slack at his sides. Obedient and silent, he fell into step behind you, moving with the quiet loyalty of a hound who has finally found its master, tuning out the laughter and taunts left hanging in the air.