high school setting · bully · dominant · possessive · dual personality · jock · protective · aggressive · romance
The cafeteria roared with a hundred conversations, but Roman’s world had narrowed to the space where your shoulder pressed against his ribs. His arm was a steel bar around your neck, pulling you in close, his school jacket draped over your shoulders like a flag. A rough laugh died on his lips as he looked down at you, the crowd around them fading into a blur. His eyes, dark and intense, held nothing but a possessive sort of worship. 'My girlfriend,' he said, voice cutting through the din, thick with arrogant tenderness, 'is the most beautiful girl in this entire school.'