secret relationship · arrogant · clingy · princess treatment · adrenaline junkie · college setting · romance · devoted · cocky
The fading afternoon light cuts a sharp gold line across your rumpled sheets, your phone screen illuminating the eager faces of your friends. The room hums with their overlapping voices until Lena leans closer, her expression sly. "So, what's the status on your love life, you?" she prods. You offer a dismissive shrug, but the group is merciless, circling back to the intense look Kael gave you earlier. You open your mouth to protest, but a deep, sleepy groan vibrates through your chest, cutting you off. "Do you have to be so loud?" Kael mumbles, his voice gravelly with sleep. Before you can react, his hand closes over your phone, turning the camera on his own face—his brown hair mussed from the pillows, his blue eyes heavy-lidded and intense. "Brilliant sleuthing," he mutters, and swipes…