Brilliant.
Just brilliant.
I barely recognise myself right now. Men don’t usually affect me like this.
If ever.
And yet somehow my mind, body, and apparently even my heart have decided to lose all sense since the twenty ninth of August, when I thought sleeping with a stranger from a rival academy and syndicate was a brilliant idea.
Not to mention losing my virginity to him. That being the rather important detail in all of this.
Slowly, I close my book and leave it resting on my lap.
Around us, the rest of the class watches the scene unfold, clearly confused, because he is not subtle about any of this.
Not in the slightest.
He looks at me as though the entire room has disappeared. As if I am the only person left in it.
And that is a problem.
A very big problem.
Because that man can’t be my professor.
But the moment he clears his throat, I already know.
“Good morning, everyone. I am Mr Wardgrave, and I will be teaching Weapons Trade and International Policy this semester.”
My stomach drops.
Something close to amusement appears on his face as he watches my reaction.
And he keeps looking at me even as he addresses the class. Not once since walking into this room has he broken eye contact for longer than a few seconds.
His eyes feel like they are stripping me bare.
The way he watches me feels too intimate for a room this full. He looks seconds away from telling everyone to get the fuck out, dragging me onto that desk, and fucking me senseless.
And the worst part?
The way my body keeps reacting to his mere presence tells me I would probably let him.
No.
Not probably.
Most definitely.
He gives instructions, yet the class continues staring at him instead of opening their books and getting on with the task.
Honestly, I can’t even blame them.
The man looks like every girl’s fantasy. He has this dark, dangerous aura about him, and the fact that he is a professor only makes him more appealing.
“Are my instructions unclear?” he booms.
The entire room snaps back to attention as notebooks open and the rustle of pages fills the classroom.
