Damon Valentino~•~“I must have a lot of free time considering the work I do seeing as you call me every fucking night to hang out with you.”“Shut up,” I rolled my eyes at Juan. We mostly met up during the weekends but this was the second time this week we were hanging out together. I was only able to do this because the semester hadn’t properly started. We were just one week in and there wasn’t a lot of work to do. I didn’t have reports to mark and I already had the curriculum sorted out which was why I had a lot of free time to think about Dahlia.“So what is the situation with your woman?” Juan asked, focusing on anything but the game in front of him. I had invited him to my home with the excuse of watching a game together, but we both knew we weren’t that interested in sports.“We parted ways.”Juan blinked, not expecting that to be my answer. I didn’t blame him though. He knew me as someone who always got whatever I wanted because of my resilience. However, Dahlia had explained

Dahlia Carrington~•~As instructed by Damon, I stayed put in the room, still bored as hell. My tears had long dried and I was beginning to feel dizzy. I was tired. I didn’t know where my friends were and I didn’t want to go out to check. Damon said to stay where I was. I didn’t want to go against him.I yawned. Damon said he was coming to get me but maybe I could have a few minutes of sleep before then. Just as I lay on the bed and shut my eyes, my phone rang, pulling me from whatever sleep I was about to go into.I frowned as I answered the call. “What is it?” I whined. “I was just about to sleep.”“Thank fuck you didn’t.” The familiar voice of my professor came on the other end of the call. “I’m outside. Come out.”I exhaled and hung up before stepping out of the room. It was still very loud and the party was still in full buzz. I contemplated going to get another drink but I thought better of it when I realized Damon was outside waiting for me.As I descended the stairs, someone g

Dahlia Carrington~•~I stood in front of my mirror, looking at my naked reflection. I turned to the side slightly and my gaze travelled to my waist. There were fingerprints there, belonging to none other than Damon Valentino, my professor.My eyes strayed to the hickey on my neck. It had faded but it was still obvious. I rubbed my face, exhaling. It wouldn’t be easy forgetting about him; about the things we did together. How would I face him in class today? How would I watch him teach me after all the dirty things we did together?I shook my head and quickly put on some comfortable clothes. I needed to clear my head. I had woken up very early, but that was because of the kind of dream I was having. At this point, I didn’t even know whether to call it a nightmare because I knew it could never happen in real life anymore.Stepping into the dim living room, I was surprised to see someone on the couch this early. I turned on the light and Aurelie looked back at me. “Why are you up so ear

Damon Valentino~•~Dahlia had been right to keep her personal reasons to herself because we were nothing more than professor and student but I wouldn’t lie and say it didn’t sting as I watched her walk out of the class.I tugged at the tie around my neck, loosening it because it was starting to suffocate me. I didn’t even know why I wore the stupid tie in the first place. Within seconds, I’d undone it, and as I stared at the piece of material in my hand, my mind couldn’t help but stray toward the things I could do to Dahlia with it.I shook my head, letting out a low curse. That was wrong to think about. It was very fucking wrong. At this rate, I wondered how I would be able to get her out of my mind. Would I have to fuck a new woman? Was that what it took? Dahlia had made it clear that her future was on the line. I was a selfish motherfucker, but that didn’t mean I would force her into something she didn’t want.Releasing a sigh, I packed up the materials I’d been using to teach and

Damon Valentino~•~I had always been the type to obsess over what I perceived was mine, but I knew Dahlia wasn’t mine yet I obsessed over her anyway.I knew it was unhealthy, but as long as it wasn’t hurting anybody, right?A few weeks had gone by since we last spoke to each other. It didn’t matter that we saw each other in class twice a week, we knew we had to stay off each other’s paths. I was not supposed to hate my students but I despised that Roman kid. He was able to follow her around without anyone saying shit about them. He could flirt with her in class, he could carry her bag, and he could also ask her out on a date, uncaring of who heard.Okay, maybe I was a little bit jealous, but how wouldn’t I be? Dahlia was supposed to be mine. We weren’t boyfriend and girlfriend but I’d already claimed her in my head. I was hoping to ease her into a normal relationship because I liked her that much, but it was just my poor luck that we were over before we even started.I wouldn’t say