LOGINWarning: This book consists of R-rated scenes and contains BL smuts. Adrian Vale is a 24-year-old young and strikingly charismatic English professor at Blackwood College. Despite his strict reputation in the classroom and his sharp intolerance for laziness, he remains one of the most admired lecturers on campus, with almost every female student secretly crushing on him. Yet behind his calm authority and flawless image, Adrian is fiercely private and completely uninterested in relationships. Ryder, 21, is a third-year student at the same college and a rising hockey player known for his talent, arrogance, and troublemaking streak. He’s not a freshman anymore, and his confidence has only grown with time—along with his reputation for challenging authority whenever it suits him. To most people, Ryder is just another cocky athlete with too much freedom and not enough discipline. Everything changes when Ryder and his friend make a reckless bet—one that challenges Ryder to break Professor Vale’s unshakable control, push him past his limits, and get under his skin in ways no student has ever managed before. Ryder and Professor Vale cross paths in a way neither of them can ignore. What begins as irritation, defiance, and constant clashes in and out of the classroom slowly turns into something far more dangerous. The tension between them is undeniable, blurring the line between hatred and desire. But at Blackwood College, relationships between students and lecturers are strictly forbidden. One wrong move could destroy Adrian’s career and end Ryder’s future in hockey. Still, neither of them seems willing—or able—to walk away.
View MoreADRIAN'S POV The heavy oak door clicks shut, sealing out the noise of the world and plunging the entryway into a heavy, suffocating silence. Adrian stands there for a moment, his back pressed against the cool wood, letting the stillness wash over him. The day has been a marathon of droning lectures, endless faculty meetings that circled nowhere, and the exhausting mental gymnastics of trying to convince Williams. He drops his leather messenger bag onto the floor; the thud echoes in the empty hallway. He moves into the kitchen, the soles of his loafers scuffing softly against the hardwood. The shadows are lengthening, stretching across the countertops like grasping fingers. He doesn’t bother turning on the lights. He knows the layout of this space by heart—the distance to the fridge, the exact location of the crystal tumbler in the cabinet. He reaches for the bottle of gin, the glass cool and heavy in his palm, and pours a generous measure. The clear liquid splashes over the ice
ADRIAN'S POV The classroom door clicks shut behind Ryder, and the sudden silence presses against Adrian's eardrums like a physical weight. He stands frozen at the front of the lecture hall, his knuckles white where they grip the edge of his podium. The bastard. The absolute audacity of that student, saying those things in front of everyone, looking at him with those heavy-lidded eyes like he wanted to— Adrian releases the podium and turns away from the empty seats. He needs to move. Needs to put distance between himself and the spot where Ryder stood, where those words hung in the air like smoke he couldn't stop inhaling. His shoes click against the linoleum as he strides toward the faculty corridor, each step deliberate, measured. Professional. The way a professor should walk after dismissing a disruptive student. Not the way a man walks when his blood runs hot and his mind circles back to the same filthy words like a tongue probing a sore tooth. His office door swings open w
RYDER'S POV The silence in the lecture hall is thick enough to choke on, heavy with the dust of chalk and the collective held breath of fifty students. The question—Are you gay?—hangs in the air like smoke, curling around the fluorescent lights. It isn't a whisper. Adrian grips the edges of the oak podium until his knuckles turn the color of old parchment. He stares at Ryder, who is slouching in his seat, legs spread wide in a display of dominance that takes up too much space. The shock hits Adrian in the chest, a sudden spike of adrenaline that makes his heart hammer against his ribs. He clears his throat, the sound scraping through the quiet room. "Why..." Adrian starts, his voice cracking slightly before he forces it into a lower register. He adjusts his glasses, buying a second of time. "Why is that relevant to the syllabus, Mr. Knight?" Ryder shrugs, a fluid roll of one shoulder. He wears a smirk that tugs at the corner of his mouth, revealing a flash of white teeth. H
RYDER'S POV The fluorescent lights of the lecture hall hum with a low, headache-inducing buzz, a sound that usually drives Ryder straight back to his dorm room and into a bottle of cheap whiskey. But today is different. Today, the air tastes like ozone and opportunity. Ryder sits in the very front row, center stage, his legs spread wide in a posture of casual dominance. He taps a pen against the pristine surface of the desk, a rhythmic click-click-click that betrays the adrenaline spiking through his veins. It’s all because of a stupid, reckless game of Truth or Dare on Friday night. A dare. A bet. Make the new Literature professor fall for him. If he succeeds, the tab is cleared. If he fails, he’s the one paying for the weekend’s debauchery. Ryder hates losing more than he hates 8:00 AM classes. He usually avoids this specific lecture hall like the plague. The previous instructor, a woman with a mustache that rivaled most men’s and a penchant for wearing polyester blends that cl






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