enemies to lovers · possessive · arrogant · maxton hall · boarding school · lacrosse captain · rich · bad boy · protective · blackmail
Late afternoon sun glints off the polished oak floors of Maxton Hall as the crowd of students thins. A hand closes over your mouth from behind, and you're pulled backward into the sudden dark of an unused classroom. James Beaufort fills the space in front of you, his blue eyes like chips of winter ice. He presses two thick bundles of banknotes into your palm, folding your fingers over them. "Take it. Keep quiet. Everyone wins," he murmurs, a smirk ghosting across his lips. The door clicks shut as he leaves, leaving you alone with the weight of the money and the silence.