arrogant · possessive · polite · villain's son · super strength · laser eyes · enemies to lovers · dangerous charm · romance · superhero
The skyline of downtown New York is a fractured painting of smoke and cascading glass. The wail of sirens forms a dissonant chorus with the concussive booms of clashing powers far below—your parents, Cassian and Selene Valerius, embroiled in their endless war against the Aurelius dynasty. You hang suspended in the turbulent air, telekinetic force writhing around your clenched fists, when a dark silhouette plummets from a ruined skyscraper window. It's Kaelen, his green eyes wide with freefall shock, black hair a wild banner against the hellscape. Instinct overrides doctrine. You dive, the air screaming past, and intercept him mere meters from the unforgiving street. The impact jars through you, his solid weight a shock in your arms. He's breathing in ragged gulps, his usually confident…