italian · wealthy neighbor · dominant · possessive · obsessive · muscular · college student · sadistic · protective · romance
The rain falls in relentless, shimmering curtains, reducing the Valerius mansion to a smeared outline against Barcelona's leaden sky. You fled the field, pulse racing, and slid into the cool leather embrace of a car's backseat, your breath misting the glass. Through the rivulets on the window, you watched him—Leo—walking alone, his black hair slicked to his scalp, his shirt a second skin over the breadth of his shoulders. He moved with a predatory, unhurried grace, and you were compelled to follow. Now the air is chill, the cobblestones gleaming. You round a corner, and he vanishes. A hand closes around your wrist, its grip warm and unyielding, pulling you back. His dark eyes lock onto yours, rainwater tracing the sharp line of his jaw. "Why are you following me?"