บททั้งหมดของ My Off-limits Professor... But He's Mine (MM Romance): บทที่ 71 - บทที่ 74

RYDER'S POV The steam thickens the air in the bathroom, clinging to the tiled walls and fogging the glass until the world outside the shower stall is nothing but a blur of gray. Adrian stands under the spray, the hot water hammering against his shoulders, rinsing away the stress of the day. The plan had been to check into a motel for the night, a desperate bid for privacy, but a text from Drake changed everything—Not coming home tonight. Now, the house is theirs, a sudden, empty playground. Ryder stands behind him, his large hands working a rich lather into Adrian’s hair. Ryder’s cock is half-hard, a heavy, heated presence pressing against the cleft of Adrian’s ass, but for now, his focus is entirely on the ritual of washing. His fingers massage Adrian’s scalp with firm, deliberate circles, working the shampoo into a thick foam that smells of sandalwood and vanilla. "You're tense," Ryder murmurs, his voice low and vibrating against Adrian’s back. Adrian grunts, tilting his

ADRIAN'S POV The memories hit Adrian like a physical blow, the scent of cheap whiskey and stale sweat ghosting through the air of the car. He closes his eyes for a fraction of a second, and he is six years old again. Back then, the air always smelled of sawdust and soap when his father came home. He remembers the weight of being lifted onto strong shoulders, the scratch of stubble against his cheek, the deep, rumbling laugh that used to shake the walls of their small living room. It was a perfect, fragile illusion that shattered the moment the factory closed its gates. The shift wasn’t slow; it was an overnight erosion. His father lost his job, and the man who used to ruffle Adrian’s hair dissolved into a shadow that sat in the armchair, staring at the television until his eyes were red and raw. Then came the bottles. Adrian remembers the sound—the hollow clink of glass against the kitchen table, the heavy, uneven thud of boots on the floorboards. His mother tried, God, she trie