For four months Eva March shared almost every secret with a handsome stranger. It was easy when she didn't have to meet his gaze in real life. The online flirtation was fun. She could be a strong, put-together woman without a sordid past. Most importantly, he'd never know the truth.
Grady Addison takes his job as a professor seriously. He doesn't sleep with co-eds, much less his students. Eva doesn't even fit his leggy, peppy blonde requirements, but he can't walk away now. He's spent too much time fantasizing about her, her smile and the way her eyes darken when she thinks of her past.
And her past is a problem. The secrets she hasn't yet told him could end his career and for Eva, her life could just come crashing down...again.
Self-preservation forced her to say, “Good morning, Professor Addison.”
Four words and a wall slammed down on his expressive eyes. He took a step back and shoved his hands into his pockets. The problem was she didn't feel a twinge of guilt at his reaction. If they were going to play with fire for the next few weeks, the least they could do was behave while in public.
And maybe some part of her was waiting for him to prove the past repeated itself. She'd have a whimsical need to visit him after hours and she'd find him tangled up with another co-ed. Or the Dean would find out what they'd done and feel the need to harshly reprimand her instead of him.
She knew all too well professors had groupies. There was just something sexy about the knowledgeable older man. A professor who looked like Grady probably had a dedicated circle of English majors writing fan fiction where he was their Mr. Darcy or their Awakening.
The guilt didn't lessen as a cold front wafted from behind her. “Grady—”
“Don't. Wouldn't want you to be late for class.”
She shivered at the arctic tone. He was pissed. She couldn't blame him and couldn't fault herself. No matter how different this was, too many parts felt familiar. No one could know. The chemistry was explosive. So much was at stake.
Four words and a wall slammed down on his expressive eyes. He took a step back and shoved his hands into his pockets. The problem was she didn't feel a twinge of guilt at his reaction. If they were going to play with fire for the next few weeks, the least they could do was behave while in public.
And maybe some part of her was waiting for him to prove the past repeated itself. She'd have a whimsical need to visit him after hours and she'd find him tangled up with another co-ed. Or the Dean would find out what they'd done and feel the need to harshly reprimand her instead of him.
She knew all too well professors had groupies. There was just something sexy about the knowledgeable older man. A professor who looked like Grady probably had a dedicated circle of English majors writing fan fiction where he was their Mr. Darcy or their Awakening.
The guilt didn't lessen as a cold front wafted from behind her. “Grady—”
“Don't. Wouldn't want you to be late for class.”
She shivered at the arctic tone. He was pissed. She couldn't blame him and couldn't fault herself. No matter how different this was, too many parts felt familiar. No one could know. The chemistry was explosive. So much was at stake.
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