Either way, he brings too much attention to us, and eventually I’m going to pay the price for it.
“Today you’ll be sitting an exam,” he says. “Halloween break starts next week, and I’d rather get this one out of the way now. You’ll have another before Thanksgiving, then your semester exam in December.”
He finally turns his attention to the rest of the class.
“A lot of you will fail today,” he says coolly. “So I’d advise you to start paying attention during my classes and make sure you don’t fail the exams that follow.”
The corner of his mouth lifts slightly.
“Or don’t. I’ve no problem failing you the module entirely.”
A few groans echo through the classroom.
“Silence,” he says.
The room immediately falls silent. You could hear a pin drop.
“Miss Ashthorne, if you would.” He motions for me to step forward.
I rise slowly, sending him a glare that only makes that familiar sly smile appear on his face again.
That dimple.
Every single time I see it, I momentarily forget how to function because it looks so out of place on a man like him.
And the worst part is that he knows exactly what it does to me.
I stop in front of him, intentionally leaving some space between us, but the moment he straightens to his full height, the distance suddenly feels insignificant.
My eyes lift to his.
And the way he looks at me makes the rest of the classroom disappear for a moment.
Time seems to stretch between us before he finally turns towards his desk and reaches for a stack of papers.
“Hand these out, please.”
I take the stack from him, but he keeps hold of it for a second longer than necessary, his fingers brush mine in the process, and goosebumps immediately spread over my skin.
I swallow and quickly turn away.
Everyone is staring.
Which honestly isn’t surprising after the little display we just put on.
I keep my head down, avoiding eye contact with anyone as I place a paper on each desk and continue up the rows.
Two boys near the back of the classroom smirk the second I approach their desks.
Their eyes travel slowly over my body.
The corset dress I’m wearing only makes my chest more noticeable, and one of them openly lets his eyes rest there before he slowly licks his lips.
My body reacts instantly, butnotin the way it does with Hunter.
With Hunter, the attention burns.
This only makes me want to cover myself up.
