All Chapters of Dark Desires: The Professor's Obsession: Chapter 151 - Chapter 154

LENAAfter Dani left, her words still replayed in my mind. ‘The question isn’t who he was before he met you. The question is who he is with you.’It was a good question. A fair one. But I couldn’t answer it. Not until I understood the first part. Who was he before me? Him being a professor was just a facade, he was a fucking billionaire. The man who’d raided a compound to save me… that was a stranger. I needed to meet the ghost that haunted him. I needed to know more about him.I heard Ava’s door open. She peeked out, her expression cautious. “Everything okay? You guys weren’t in there screaming, so that’s a good sign.”“It’s okay,” I said, my voice still a little hoarse. “She just… she made me feel better.”Ava came and sat on the arm of the couch, not too close. “I know you think I’m being a bitch about him. I just… I can’t stand to see you like this. You disappeared into yourself for weeks. He did that.”“I know,” I said softly. “And I love you for wanting to protect me. I do.” I l

LENAI didn’t go home after Marco left. My feet, seemingly of their own accord, carried me toward the sleek, imposing building that housed Adrian’s penthouse. The truth wasn’t something I could process sitting on my couch.The doorman gave me a nod of recognition, his expression unreadable. The elevator ride up was silent and soon I stood before his door, my heart hammering against my ribs. I could hear faint voices from inside.I didn’t ring the bell, I didn't want him to see that I was the one outside so I knocked.The door swung open. Adrian stood there, his eyes wide with shock. He looked… different. He was wearing a simple grey sweatshirt and pants, his feet bare. He looked younger, and so tired. Behind him, I saw Dimitri standing by the kitchen island, holding a coffee mug, his expression shifting from casual to wary in a nanosecond.“Lena?” Adrian’s voice was a rough whisper, full of disbelief.“We need to talk,” I said, my own voice surprisingly steady. “Now.”He just stared a