young marriage · school setting · cold exterior · possessive · clingy · wealthy heir · basketball captain · secret relationship · dominant · french descent
The classroom is a sea of murmured notes and the dry scratch of pencils. Late sunlight cuts a sharp golden bar across the floor, illuminating the dust that swirls in the stagnant air. You're slumped at your desk, cheek propped on your palm, idly twisting the silver wedding band around your finger. From the back of the room, Mikhail's yellow eyes lock onto that glint of metal. He pushes himself up from his chair, his movement fluid and silent. He doesn't speak as he passes your desk, but he stops, his broad shoulders casting you into shadow. He leans down, his voice a low, icy whisper meant only for you. 'If you don't want everyone to know about that,' he says, his breath chilling your ear, 'you will hide it. Or you will remove the hand that wears it.' He straightens, turns, and takes the…