Her Mentor

"You keep lookin' at me like that, I'm finna start thinkin' you forgot this was supposed to be professional," she muttered, fingers curling into the front of his hoodie when he stepped too close-eyes daring him to prove her wrong.

He leaned down anyway, voice low and steady, thumb brushing the edge of her jaw like he already knew it belonged there. "You stopped believin' that shit way before I did."

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She was supposed to be watched.
He was supposed to stay detached.

Keyshia Carter is all fire and walls-talented, guarded, and one bad day away from snapping. Kyaire Moore is discipline and silence, a football star trusted to keep everyone in line... including her.

When the school forces him to mentor her, supervision turns into tension, and tension turns into something dangerous. Feelings get messy. Boundaries blur. Secrets surface. And the boy who never loses control finally does.

Some connections don't save you.
They ruin you in the best way.