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Twenty Eight

Author: Lavender Pen
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-07 18:00:06

CLARISSA

Stefan was awfully pale. There were dark bags under his eyes, and he was visibly trembling. I stared at him in confusion, surprised to see how badly his condition had deteriorated.

"How did you know I was here?" I asked him, and he gave me a weak smile.

"It's the only place I could think of when I learnt you weren't in your dorm," he told me.

I squinted at him, unsure of how to feel about what he'd just said to me.

"What's going on with you? You didn't look this bad last time we spoke," I pointed out.

Letting out a sharp breath, he sat down on a slightly raised pavement by the gate.

“I was born unlucky. I happened to be born on the night the void was open. It sucked a part of my essence, and there’s no way to get it back.”

I frowned. “Quick question. What is the void?”

“I don’t know much about it. It’s somewhere between life and death. It wasn’t meant to be exposed to humans or supernatural beings. But it was once forcefully opened by someone. Since then, it opens eve
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  • A Baby For My Professor    Eighty Three

    DANTE I wasn't the type to get emotional, at least that's what I wanted to believe. Getting emotional was more of Clarissa's thing. Or Jaxon's, quietly, behind all that blank expression and responsibility. Me? I cracked jokes in the middle of chaos and flipped off danger when it got too close.But right now?Right now, I was a little too quiet.I stood at the doorway, watching as Jaxon kissed her...Clarissa. Our Luna. His mate. His everything. His hands cradled her face like it was the last time he'd get to touch her. And that made my stomach churn. She needed him. She'd just given him an heir after all. Why was this happening now? When I finally find the snitch, I'm going to make him pay.I'd never seen Jaxon look at anyone like he does to Clarissa. Not even before the prophecy. Not even before the curse. Not even when he thought love was a weakness and fate was a joke.And now? Now he looked like he was saying goodbye.Clarissa whispered something, her fingers clinging to his j

  • A Baby For My Professor    Eighty Two

    CLARISSA The room was too quiet. That bone-deep kind of silence that came after the world had screamed itself hoarse. The healer was frozen in place. And I couldn't look away from the figure standing just beyond the foggy window.Callum.He didn't move. He just stood there, half-shadow, half-man, as if the night itself had blended with him. And when he smiled, I felt my blood run cold. Surely, he wasn't going to try and attack me or steal my baby, right?My arms curled instinctively around my son, holding his tiny body against my chest as my pulse thundered in my ears. No. No. He wasn't getting near him. Not now. Not ever."Stay back," I snarled, my voice hoarse from screaming. "You don't get to claim what isn't yours."He didn't answer. He stepped forward, right through the window, like there was never a barrier in the first place. The moment he crossed the threshold, my baby screamed. It was a high, sharp cry that stabbed through the fog in my head.The healer moved between us,

  • A Baby For My Professor    Eighty One

    CLARISSA Holy shit, my water just broke. Talk about dramatic.One second, I was trying to prevent Jaxon from collapsing under the weight of his panic, and the next, a warm liquid was sliding between my legs.It was like the universe decided, "Hey, know what would make this total nightmare better? Labour."Perfect. Just perfect.Pain bloomed in my lower back like someone had stuck a hot blade in and twisted. I gasped, my hand flying to my stomach.This wasn’t right. My pregnancy was not up to full term yet. Had my baby grown impatient?My knees buckled as another wave of pain hit me, and my mate grabbed onto me to steady me."Jaxon," I managed to whisper, but it was more of a plea. I was terrified. I’d spent more than just a few hours thinking about what my childbirth would be like. But nothing had prepared me for this moment.Clearly, it was the same for Jaxon. He was just as scared as I was. If not more.His blue eyes were wild, his chest heaving as blood still dripped down his

  • A Baby For My Professor    Eighty

    JAXON The cold bit through my coat, but it was nothing compared to the ice tightening in my chest.I trailed Clarissa down the hidden tunnel under the academy’s training ground, the echo of our footsteps swallowed by silence. The air was thick, it reeked of poison. I was worried about Clarissa, but she didn’t seem to be affected by the suffocating atmosphere. She claimed that she was following Stefan’s scent. And even though that made me feel weird, all I could do was follow her lead.My lungs burned with every breath, blood pounding deafeningly in my ears. This place had to be a whole different kind of hell.But there was something about it that maximized my emotions. The fear and unease that had lingered were growing rapidly, and I couldn’t stop thinking about what had happened earlier with Clarissa. I’d almost gotten influenced by the power of the eclipse wolf. It felt like I was on a terrifying countdown.“We have to hurry. I hope he’s still alive,” Clarissa said, and I had

  • A Baby For My Professor    Seventy Nine

    DANTE I stared at the grey skies, watching as the first snow of the year made its descent. It was ironic how the first snow was supposed to be a sign of new beginnings and joy. Instead, it was always the coldest, loneliest day of my life. The day I'd lost my parents to the cruel hands of death. And it had been my fault. I wanted to believe that my bad luck had ended then. But I was still paranoid, fearing that I would infect the people around me with my own rot."What are you doing out here, Dante? Aren't you cold?" I smiled at the sound of my brother's voice."I'm fine."It was a blatant lie. My fingers were freezing so badly that they had gone numb, and I might have been shaking in my boots. But I needed to feel this pain. I needed to remind myself of the fact that I was never completely clean.Dorian moved over to place a hand on my shoulder."You don't need to do this anymore, you know?" He said, and I stiffened, turning to look at him.He flashed me a gentle smile.Disbel

  • A Baby For My Professor    Seventy Eight

    CLARISSA I woke up with a shudder.The sitting room was dim, shadows creeping across the walls. The chills were already setting in. Winter was just around the corner after all.My body was curled sideways on the velvet couch, a throw blanket tangled around my legs. My face was damp. I blinked... then touched my cheek.It was wet.I'd been crying, I realized.I didn't remember the dream... only the overwhelming ache it left behind and the grief that stole my breath away. My hand curled instinctively over my swollen belly, and the baby stirred, and I felt a little kick beneath my palm. I gulped, unease settling in my core.Even now, I couldn't pretend that I wasn't deeply bothered by Lilith's prophecy. But then, she'd mentioned a couple of prophecies, and none of them had ever really come true.Even though I tried to comfort myself with that, her words continued to ring in my head, a chill travelling down my spine.My baby kicked again, as though he could sense the growing turbulen

  • A Baby For My Professor    Seventy Seven

    JAXON I stared at the wall, unease curling in my guts. Ever since Clarissa left the room, I couldn't shake off the feeling of foreboding that had me in its clutches. A part of me wanted to go after her. But judging from the way she'd slipped out of bed, she didn't need my interference. Did she have a terrible nightmare? I couldn't help but wonder.My thoughts came to a grinding halt when she stepped into the room. Her shoulders were slumped, and her eyes were distant, like she'd just heard the worst news. I sat up right away, worried. Clarissa clutched at her baby bump, her face pale.I could smell iron on her.It took me a few seconds to realize that she'd gone down to the basement to see Lilith. One thing was certain, though. She hadn't gone there to torture her but to seek answers.If I'd known this, I would have warned her not to believe Lilith's twisted words.I rose to my feet and moved to her side, pulling her into my arms as close as the baby bump could allow. I could

  • A Baby For My Professor    Seventy Six

    CALLUM Curled up in the corner of my room, I drifted in and out of consciousness. I don't know how long I spent huddled there, suffering from an intense sensation of agony. I'd underestimated Jaxon, and now I was paying the price for it. When I could finally breathe again, enough to be aware of my surroundings, I looked around the room, surprised to find myself in my childhood bedroom."When did I get here?" I rasped, sitting up with a groan. I must've subconsciously led the shadows to this place. But that was strange, I'd never considered this place to be safe, or did I? There was no use trying to teleport back to my apartment. I was too weak to make it happen.Biting my lower lip, I stumbled to my feet, doubling over as I was suddenly blindsided by the pain on my side. Swallowing hard, I stripped off my bloody clothes and limped into the bathroom. Each movement reopened my healing wounds."You could have avoided this," the hollow king said in my head, and I squeezed my eye

  • A Baby For My Professor    Seventy Five

    CLARISSA "Jaxon," I whimpered, fisting the sheets, tears pricking the corners of my eyes."Come for me," he snarled, sucking my clit between his lips and flicking his tongue with ruthless skill. "Now."I shattered. Again.My cry tore through the air as pleasure ripped through me, harder this time, more intense. My thighs tried to close around his head, but he held me down and kept sucking, licking me through every wave until I was sobbing his name.Only then did he lift his head, his lips glistening.And his eyes? They were wild, dark and unhinged.He pressed a kiss just above my mound, his voice a reverent whisper."I'll never get enough of this."Then he looked up at me with a wicked smirk. "But I'm still hard, baby. And I'm not done claiming what's mine."I barely had time to catch my breath before Jaxon flipped me onto my side and then guided me gently onto my hands and knees. His touch was careful with my belly. But everything else about him? Unhinged and possessive."Let m

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