All Chapters of Dark Desires: The Professor's Obsession: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

ADRIANThe moment Doyle walked into my office without so much as a knock, I already felt the urge to throw something at the wall.Lena quickly stood up from where she sat, smoothing her skirt and glancing between the two of us awkwardly. "I'll just leave now sir, once again, thank you for today." she said, her voice calm but clipped. She didn’t even wait for a reply before walking past Doyle and out the door.He turned to watch her leave, and I saw that smug smirk growing on his face. He leaned against the frame like he owned the place. "Interesting company you're keeping these days, Adrian."I narrowed my eyes. "Do you always barge into people’s offices unannounced?"He shrugged. "Didn’t know I needed permission. Besides, I figured you'd want to see me.""Wrong. What do you want?"He stepped forward and dropped a brown folder on my desk. "Dean asked me to give you these."I stared at it. "You? Why would the Dean send a full professor to play errand boy?"Doyle lifted both hands in mo

ADRIANI was halfway back from dropping Nova off when I did the one thing I was holding myself back from doing.I made a U-turn.I didn’t even think. One second, I was ten minutes from home. The next, I was speeding through campus traffic with her dorm in the GPS like a goddamn maniac.What the hell was I doing?I parked outside her hostel and sat there for a full minute, gripping the steering wheel like it had answers. She hadn't responded to any of my texts. Not one call. Not even a "leave me alone."I got out, walked to the front door and paused for a while before I knocked but there wasn't any response, I dialed her number but it wasn't connecting then I sent a text and thankfully she responded.I waited for a while and saw her heading towards my direction—messy bun, baggy tee, expression cold as ice."Adrian."I swallowed. "Hey."She didn’t move. "What are you doing here?""Can I come in?""Why?""Because I need to talk to you. Because I can’t stop thinking about you."She stared

LENAIt was late morning, and I found myself curled up on the bed staring at my phone, my thoughts tangled in Adrian. I couldn’t get our moments out of my head—the way his hands felt on my skin, how his voice dropped to a whisper when he said my name, or the quiet ache in his eyes when he told me he missed me. Every time I closed my eyes, I could feel him all over again, touching my body and fucking my brains out.I sighed and scrolled through our messages, stopping at the last one he sent."I miss you, kitten. Nova won’t stop asking about you."That tugged at my heart. I missed Nova too. Sweet, bubbly Nova who clung to me like I’d always been part of her life. With a deep breath, I tapped on his contact and hit "Call."He picked up immediately."Lena?" His voice sounded relieved.“Hey, you! Are you busy?” I said, curling my legs under me on the bed. God, I missed his voice more than I should. "Never too busy for you," he said, then lowered his voice. "Someone’s been asking about you

ADRIANI’ve learned to live in two worlds. In one, I’m the respected professor at an elite institution, someone students look up to and colleagues envy in silence. But in the other world, I'm the one cloaked in shadows and silence, that’s where my real power lies.Tonight, I wasn’t Dr. Adrian Knight. Tonight, I was the man they whispered about in the underworld. The one whose name only came up in only closed rooms. I stepped out of my private elevator into the underground chamber beneath my penthouse.Three men were already waiting at the long marble table."You’re late, Don." Marco grumbled, adjusting the collar of his black suit."Is that how you address your Don? You know I don't entertain such nonsense." I replied smoothly, shrugging off my coat and tossing it to Jax, my silent shadow.“I'm sorry Don.” He responded, shifting uncomfortably.Yes, Marco was my underboss but he knew better than to question me and my movements."Any word from the Prague operation?" Dimitri, my Capo ask

LENA"You’re sure about this?" Dani asked, holding up a pair of heels I clearly didn’t need.I laughed. "No, but I’m doing it anyway. Dad’s paying…” I flashed my dad's credit card. “Might as well make it worth the trip."We were overloaded with shopping bags as we stepped out of the last boutique in downtown San Diego. Dani, my ride-or-die was practically filled with energy, making jokes and teasing me every five steps as we browsed through racks of dresses, accessories, and books I pretended were absolutely necessary for class."You’re spoiling yourself. I like this version of you," she said with a grin.I rolled my eyes. "I’m going back early, remember? I need a few things."Dani paused. "Still not telling your parents the real reason?"I shook my head and dropped my voice. "You know my parents, D! It’s just easier this way. They wouldn’t understand."I hadn’t told them that I was heading back to campus a week early to see Adrian. I made up a lie about needing access to the lab earl