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Chapter 4: Complicated

Author: Ivy Walters
last update publish date: 2026-05-08 18:22:38

My stomach twisted so hard that I thought I might faint.

For a second, I couldn’t breathe.

Couldn’t think.

Couldn’t move.

This was one of my students. Oh God, what was he doing here?

Mark stood in the doorway, tall, broad-shouldered, his athletic frame filling the space like he owned it. His black jacket hung open, his hair slightly damp like he’d just come from training.

His eyes moved again.

Slowly.

Deliberately.

From my face to my body.

Heat flooded my body instantly.

I yanked the robe tight
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