In The Ring Of Love

He looks like he might close the space between us. He looks like he wants to.

My brain supplies a dozen sane exits. My body refuses every one.

He looks as if he might kiss me.

So I do something- exactly the kind of crazy I'm proud of but later I regret.

I bite him right on the shoulder.

He's in a tank, and my teeth definitely sink in. "What the hell?" he jerks back with a sharp laugh, stumbling slightly. "Did you just bite me?"

"I panicked!" I defend, a little too quickly.

"You don't have to mark me when I'm already yours, Swan." he says.

Excuse me?

"What!?" I blink, nearly tripping over my own foot. "What did you just say?"

He shrugs, all cool and composed, "I'm already yours." he repeats, like it's nothing. Like it's not the verbal equivalent of a punch to the stomach and a kiss to the soul.

My jaw drops. "Are you- are you okay?"

"Perfectly," he says, then taps his shoulder. "Just sore though."

✧𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.✧

✩Amara Fontaine, a 24 year old ballerina.
She was light, grace, and everything golden.
A ballerina with a heart too kind for the cruel world.
But even the brightest stars can be swallowed by the dark.

🜲Xavier Hayes, a 27 year old boxer.
He was ruthless, untouchable, and everything dark.
A man who never let anyone close-until her.
But love makes even the strongest men bleed.

Tropes-
Boxer X Ballerina
Enemies to Lovers
Touch her and 🔪
He fell first and she fell harder
Possessive and Obsessed MCs
Nicknames and Banter
Betrayal and Revenge

[THIS IS A CLOSED DOOR ROMANCE!]