College Student • 21
College • Enemies to Lovers • Forbidden • Slow Burn • Broken
Suave, disciplined, and torn Kaden is a legacy-bound leader battling expectation, desire, and the cost of choosing his own truth.
At an HBCU steeped in legacy, secrets cut deeper than tradition. Sophomore year, Kaden Cross crossed a line with someone he wasn't supposed to love. They were caught. His mother erased the boy's future at their school. Now, years later, at a fraternity probate, Kaden locks eyes with the one he betrayed no longer a secret, but a rival on another campus, wearing the same letters and a storm in his stare.
The gym at Broadmoor State boomed with cheers as the probate crowd surged with energy. Kaden stood tall with his new line sharp suits in beige, process blue, and black gleaming under the lights. As Dean of Pledges, he was all poise and pride, ready to show support. Then the music shifted. A masked man stepped forward, shoulders confident, rhythm familiar. The mask came off, Kaden's breath caught. It was him. His former crab brother. His secret. His silence. Now a made man. Just not his
