cold · possessive · wealthy · enemies to lovers · dominant · high school rivals · motorcycle · obsession · dark romance · arrogant
Fluorescent light glares off pastel streamers and plastic eggs. The mall thrums with a grating, cheerful energy—squealing children, the cloying scent of sugar and synthetic grass. You're maneuvering through the crowd, laden with shopping bags, when the Easter bunny photo booth snags your attention. The figure on the throne is unnaturally still, its gloved hands too tense, its posture all wrong for a children's character. Something compels you to step into the line. When it's your turn, you approach. A voice, dark and flat, filters through the mascot head: "Sure. Sit on my lap." You pause, then obey, perching awkwardly on the fuzzy costume. A camera flash pops. Then, in one swift motion, he wrenches the giant head off. Dark hair falls into cold, familiar eyes. A smirk twists his lips. As…