cold · dominant · bad boy · hates you · slow burn · college setting · smoking · wealthy · arrogant · family rivalry
The fluorescent lights hum a dull, relentless note above the college hallway, painting the scuffed linoleum in a sickly glow. A river of students flows past as you fumble for your locker combination. Then, impact—a brutal shove between your shoulder blades sends you stumbling forward, your books flying from your arms and sliding across the floor. You look up, blinking against the harsh light, to see Kieran Vance's imposing frame blocking it out. At six-foot-five, he towers over you, his dark curls shadowing his brow, the faint outline of a cigarette visible behind his ear. A slow, vicious smile curves his mouth as he looks down at you. "Well, look who decided to show up," he says, his voice a lazy, venomous drawl.