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Chapter 1Alone In The World.Lyla Atelo.I screamed in excitement when I read the email that I had been nervous about. I was accepted! As a teacher! In Oakwood Academy!I fished out my phone from my purse to call my husband—he would be so proud of me—while my other hand tightened on the steering wheel as I swerved past a stream of cars, heading straight to my best friend's house. This was a cause for celebration.My call went straight to voicemail twice, earning a frown on my face, but I didn't bother about it so much. Maybe he was busy at work as usual.I pulled up in front of my best friend's mini mansion, and the gateman let me in because… she's my best friend, duh. I was so giddy with excitement that I didn't bother about parking the car in the garage. Once I was out of the car, I was speeding towards the front door with my phone in hand. How would she react? Would she scream like I had done? I mean, she was the one who encouraged me to give it a try… I stood in front of the doo

Chapter 3I Would Never Cheat On You.Lyla Atelo.If anything else shocked me, it was the fact that this stranger insisted on driving me home."You don't have to bother," I tried to talk him out of it, but a smirk creeped up his face."You can barely walk without falling over." He seemed proud of himself.My pussy was sore, and at the same time, satisfied. I blushed slightly and turned away from him. The alcohol in my system had cleared and I was mortified. I couldn't face him, and he seemed to know that."I can manage myself, thank you." I smiled and tried stepping past him when my legs finally gave way, throwing me directly to the ground.He didn't catch me this time. Instead, he bent low and picked me up from the ground."Stop being stubborn, woman!"I pushed against his chest immediately. "Stop calling me that! I have a name, you know.""I don't care. I just want to get you home." His voice turned cold and the humor in his eyes was gone. The switch was scary... and still attractiv

Chapter 5.Except Me.Sage Dominic.To say I was tired was an understatement. I was totally drained!"What's up, man? You've been down since we came in." My friend, Elijah, spoke beside me.I ignored him as usual and buried myself in my thoughts. I was trying to remember if I had the numbers in the account right. Last night, I was drunk while running the accounts of my father's company. Drunk because I was sealing a business deal with some corporate investors and it required a lot of drinking and faking happiness. Not until I saw her...She was like a flower that bloomed in-between thorns. A calm in the storm. The more she downed the glasses and swayed in her seat, the more it felt like she was going to be pricked by the thorns around her. And I didn't even complete my thoughts when one of the investors called dibs on her. I didn't expect the irritation that crawled up my throat when I watched them leering at her. She was going to be swallowed by these monsters!I walked out on them a

Chapter 7The Deal Is OffLyla AteloThe next time I was free was during lunch and one thing bothered me the most— speaking to Sage to stop him from firing my male colleague.I sought him out in the cafeteria, and it wasn't really hard to find him. Every table that surrounded him and his friends were empty, like people were scared to disturb him while they were eating. Though the cafeteria was somewhat loud, it wasn't as bad as I expected, and somehow I knew it was because of Sage.Sage was sitting with his friend from class and a blonde haired girl who was hooked on to his friend's arm. But none of that mattered to me. My eyes were dead set on the wickedly handsome teenager that sat a few feet away from where I stood. I took a deep breath, holding the false confidence that I wasn't about to antagonize him as the golden boy of the school. It wasn't long before my legs reached their table, and I became painfully aware when all the noise in the cafeteria died down. All eyes were on me.

Chapter 9Tensed Questionnaire.Lyla Atelo.The rest of the week passed in a blur with me actively avoiding anything that would lead me to Sage. His message still balanced itself in my trash bin."Mrs. Lyla?" I heard my name being called by a student, and I turned around to find the blonde-haired girl I had seen in the cafeteria sitting beside Sage's friend. I couldn't help the fear that gripped my heart because she was one of the few persons that Sage allowed around him. Did she come to deliver a message?"Yes?""Can I help you with your books?" She didn't even wait for me to respond before she dragged the books from my arms. "Whew! This is extremely heavy!" She gestured to the thick textbooks that were now in her hands. "How do you walk around carrying this thing without falling over? Other teachers use their tablets to teach." She frowned before her eyes lit up again. "My name is Sara, by the way. I've heard so much about you from my boyfriend."Boyfriend? Panic almost seized me...