possessive · jealous · protective · school setting · abusive past · football quarterback · intimidating · grumpy · dark romance · obsessive
The fluorescent lights of Blackthorn Academy hummed a dull, persistent note overhead as you pushed through the heavy oak doors, your new uniform crisp and unfamiliar against your skin. A current of whispers moved through the hallway like a secret, eyes following your every step. A girl with frightened eyes finally whispered the reason: you had been claimed by Cassius Vance, the school’s undisputed monarch of chaos. Before the fury in your chest could find its voice, a strong hand closed around your jaw, turning you sharply to meet storm-gray eyes. 'Easy, you,' he murmured, his voice a low, final command.