When I woke up this morning, I thought I knew what I was walking into. But that didn’t stop the nerves from tangling in my stomach like a tight, twisting knot. The first-day jitters hit me harder than expected, like a gust of wind whipping wild beneath my skin, cold and anxious and electric.
I wasn’t even sure I was in the right room. The paper in my hand filled with instructions and classroom numbers, said I was. But no one else had arrived yet. The lecture hall stood empty and echoing, giving me too much time to overthink. I slid into a seat at the very back, hoping to stay out of sight. If I didn’t make eye contact, or didn’t speak to anyone, maybe I could just observe, learn how things worked before being noticed. The silence wrapped around me like a blanket… but not a warm one. More like the hush before a storm. Still, beneath the nerves, something else stirred. Something darker and Hungrier. Maybe it was the tightness between my thighs, the pulse already drumming low in my body before the day had even started. Maybe it was the way I had barely slept last night, too wired, too restless. Whatever it was, I needed a release. A sharp, fast escape. Just one little fantasy to get me through the morning. I clenched my thighs together and waited. The day will be over soon.. The door burst open. A swarm of students poured in like they’d all been waiting for some invisible bell. Laughter, voices, bags hitting desks, chaos filled the air. And then, a voice low, confident, a little too close. “Are you new?” A blonde boy leaned in, his piercing blue eyes flicking across my face like he already knew I was flustered. He was cute objectively but far too young. Too. . . boyish. Not what I craved. “Yes,” I replied. “CSC class.” His grin spread, cocky and playful. “You’re in the wrong room, baby girl. CSC is next door.” My heart dropped. Shit. Now I had to stand up, interrupt everything, and walk out while everyone watched. Regret burned hot across my chest. Why had I chosen the back row? “Maybe I’ll just sit this one out,” I mumbled. He laughed. “I wouldn’t want a beautiful girl like you slipping through my fingers, but I don’t think you want to miss Professor Collins’ class. Especially not on your first day.” He winked. I barely heard the rest. Professor Collins. That name echoed in my head like a warning, or a promise. I muttered a quick thank you and practically fled. The next lecture hall looked nearly identical. Not my fault, I told myself. Anyone could’ve made the mistake. But as soon as I opened the door, all eyes turned to me. And just like that, I froze. Too many faces. Too much attention. Without thinking, I shut the door again. Breathed. Reopened it slower. And stepped in. This time, I was painfully aware of everything: the way my short black skirt clung to my thighs, how bare my legs were, how the tan top under my ripped jacket dipped just a little too low. I’d dressed to feel confident, but now, I felt exposed. Stripped bare. “I’m sorry, sir,” I whispered to the man at the front of the room. “I walked into the wrong classroom.” He didn’t look at me right away, but when he spoke, his voice rippled through the room. Deep. Authoritative. Smooth like whiskey. “Find a seat, Miss…?” “Lily,” I replied, barely louder than a breath. “Miss Lily. Sit and see me in my office after class.” That made me look up, really look up at him. And sweet God. Nothing could’ve prepared me for Professor Collins. He was tall, broad-shouldered, dressed in a dark, fitted lumberjack shirt tucked into slacks that hugged his hips and thighs too well for a man who had no business being that sexy. His hair was a thick golden blonde, cropped close, and his jaw, sharp, unshaven, carved from stone, tightened when he spoke. Even from across the room, I could see the veins in his forearms as he adjusted a folder on the desk. He looked like he belonged in a fantasy. My fantasy. And based on the heat in my cheeks and the flutter in my core, he already was. I sat quickly, heart hammering. The seat I chose placed me directly across from him, close enough to watch, far enough not to draw attention again. I tried not to stare, but it was impossible. As he started lecturing, my eyes locked on his lips. My thoughts… slipped. In my head, I imagined them moving down my neck, over my chest, sucking one nipple into his mouth while his hand teased the other. My thighs clenched. My core pulsed. I tried to focus, but all I could think about was how his hands would feel tangled in my hair, how he might growl my name while pulling me tighter against his chest. God, I was getting wet. In the middle of class. On my first day. My fingers twitched in my lap. I rubbed my thighs together, subtle but desperate. The desk shielded me, but not enough. If I moved too much, someone would notice. If he noticed… Shit. That thought made it worse. I bit my lip, tried to breathe evenly. Tried to stay sane. But every time he turned, every time his shirt stretched across his back or those slacks tightened around his ass, I wanted to slide my hand under my skirt and give myself the relief I was aching for. Then, thank God! A distraction. A girl beside me leaned in with a smile. “Nice to meet you, Lily. Don’t mind Professor Collins, he’s always that grumpy.” Grumpy? I nearly laughed. If she only knew. “Thanks,” I murmured. “I guess I made a bad impression.” “Just grovel a bit in his office. Trust me, you don’t want to be on his bad side.” Her words made my stomach clench, but not with fear. What did she think he would do in that office? What did I want him to do? I packed up quickly after the class, my heartbeat pounding, but before I could ask her name, she’d already disappeared into the crowd. And now, I had to face him. Alone. Behind a closed door. Just me… and the man I couldn’t stop thinking about. My skin tingled as I headed down the hall. The warm, wicked ache between my legs hadn’t faded. If anything, it was worse. Professor Collins was waiting and I was ready to be taught.I should’ve left right after.I should’ve pulled on my clothes, run out of the house, and pretended none of it ever happened. That I hadn’t let my best friend’s father bury himself inside me. That I hadn’t loved it.But I didn’t leave.Because when he kissed me again, slow and filthy, his fingers still between my legs, I realized I didn’t want to.Mr. Callahan. . . Daniel. . . was addictive.And I was already hooked.I stayed the night. We didn’t sleep. He had me on the bed, then against the door. On the floor. Even in the shower when we tried to cool off and failed. I lost count of how many times he made me come. How many times had he whispered things in my ear that no man ever had.“You’re mine now. No one touches you but me.”I knew it was dangerous. That we were playing with fire.But I also knew I would burn for him a thousand times over.The next morning, I slipped downstairs in nothing but his T-shirt and nothing underneath, skin still tingling, thighs sore. The scent of coffee
I always knew Mr. Callahan was too handsome for his age. He wasn’t just attractive, he was arresting. Tall, broad-shouldered, with streaks of silver in his dark hair that made him look more distinguished than old. His eyes were this impossible gray-blue, like smoke meeting ice, and his jaw looked carved by some god with an obsession for dominance. Every time I visited Ava’s house, I caught myself watching him in secret. In the kitchen. In the yard. In the gym downstairs, where I definitely wasn’t supposed to be. I tried to ignore it. I really did, but then Ava left for college three weeks before me. Her early internship in D.C. had her flying out while I stayed back to finish summer classes. Which meant, I was the only one around when I stopped by to pick up a box I had left in her room. “Emma?” Mr. Callahan’s voice stopped me in the hallway, low and deep like it always was. “Didn’t know you were stopping by.” He was shirtless. God help me. . . He was fucking shirtless. He had
“What the fuck is happening here? Miss Lily, what are you doing in my office?”His voice was sharp, deep, laced with restrained fury, and something darker. His eyes dropped, trailing over the flushed line of my body to the discarded panties on the floor.Oh my God. This is crazy. This is insane.I froze, caught mid-thought, mid-heat, still perched on his desk, skirt bunched around my waist, my skin flushed and soaked with need.“Professor… I know there’s absolutely nothing I can say to defend myself,” I began, my voice trembling. “But it’s really not what you think.”His gaze burned into mine.“No,” he said, voice low and tight. “There’s nothing you can say.”And yet, he didn’t move. His eyes, stormy, conflicted, and hungry raked over me again, slower this time, like he was trying not to want what was right in front of him.In that moment, I knew I had him exactly where I wanted him.“Professor Collins,” I murmured, rising slowly, confidently now. “I just… I couldn’t help myself. I co
I know I shouldn’t be thinking about Mr. Collins like this. This degree means everything to me. It’s the only way I can get a foot in the door, the only leverage I have for a future.But that doesn’t stop my thighs from pressing together every time I remember the way he looked at me in our first meeting. That deep voice, the salt-and-pepper hair, the control he radiated from behind his desk. Mr. Collins has to be at least twenty years older than me. He could be my father.I shouldn’t want him. But I do.My throat is dry as I walk down the long hallway toward his office. All I need to do is apologize, convince him that I’m not as chaotic or distracted as I came across earlier. Then leave. Just leave.I knock once and try the knob. It opens.His office is empty.Relief floods me, and something darker slips in underneath. If he’s not here. . . I could wait. Or I could just go. But instead, I walk in and close the door behind me.His scent hits me immediately. Clean and commanding. Sandal
When I woke up this morning, I thought I knew what I was walking into. But that didn’t stop the nerves from tangling in my stomach like a tight, twisting knot. The first-day jitters hit me harder than expected, like a gust of wind whipping wild beneath my skin, cold and anxious and electric.I wasn’t even sure I was in the right room. The paper in my hand filled with instructions and classroom numbers, said I was. But no one else had arrived yet. The lecture hall stood empty and echoing, giving me too much time to overthink.I slid into a seat at the very back, hoping to stay out of sight. If I didn’t make eye contact, or didn’t speak to anyone, maybe I could just observe, learn how things worked before being noticed. The silence wrapped around me like a blanket… but not a warm one. More like the hush before a storm.Still, beneath the nerves, something else stirred. Something darker and Hungrier.Maybe it was the tightness between my thighs, the pulse already drumming low in my body