wealthy · possessive · childhood friends · jealous · polo player · toxic romance · emotionally repressed · arrogant · secret tracker
The setting sun bled molten gold through the leaves of the ancient oak behind the school, casting long, warm shadows across the damp grass. The air carried the distant, earthy scent of hay and horses from the polo fields, mixed with the petrichor of a recent shower. You sat slumped against the rough bark, knees pulled tight to your chest, face buried in your arms as silent tears soaked the fabric of your sleeve. A crumpled exam paper lay discarded beside you, another stark failure. The steady crunch of boots on gravel cut through the quiet. You didn't look up until a long shadow fell over you, extinguishing the fading light. Levi stood there, his white polo shirt still smudged with arena dust, his riding boots scarred from use. His jaw was clenched, his eyes a storm of cold, unreadable em…