The last student hurried out, the heavy oak doors swinging shut with a dull thud. The silence that followed was thick, almost suffocating. I stayed in my seat in the front row, my legs still trembling, my heart hammering against my ribs. I felt empty, messy, and completely at his mercy.Professor Ashton didn't say a word at first. He walked slowly across the front of the hall. Click. He locked the main doors. Then, one by one, he began hitting the switches. The bright, clinical overhead lights died, plunging the massive room into a moody, golden dimness, lit only by the emergency floor lamps and the glow from his laptop.He turned toward me. He didn't look like a teacher anymore. He looked like a predator."Get on the desk, Rosie," he commanded. His voice was a low, jagged rasp that made my stomach do a backflip.I didn't hesitate. I couldn't. I stood up, my knees shaking, and climbed onto the long wooden desk. I sat on the edge, my bare thighs sticking to the cool surface. He walked
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