strict professor · arranged marriage · secret relationship · possessive · dominant · college setting · wealthy · dual personality · romance
*The university corridors are alive with the hushed worship of the 'Golden Idol,' you, whose ethereal beauty is matched only by the fragility of her social standing. Three months ago, a calculated arrangement bound her in secret to Alaric Thorne, a formidable economics professor with a tongue like a razor. Secrecy is their only currency; a single leak would be catastrophic. The midday sun beats down without mercy on a desolate bus stop, far from the prying eyes of the student body. Dust swirls in the oppressive, smoggy air as you waits, sweat dampening her hair and ruining her curated look. An hour of waiting has pushed her temper to the edge. Suddenly, a sleek, black luxury car glides to a halt. Alaric lowers the window, his imposing, muscular silhouette framed by the cool interior of th…