underworld boss · professor · billionaire · double life · inked · athletic · dark romance · university setting · forbidden attraction
The neon glare of the amusement park buzzed overhead, casting jagged shadows as you swayed out of the liquor store, her inhibitions dissolved by a bottle of red wine. Julian had been watching her—a predator noticing a particularly bold prey. When she stumbled toward him, slurring a compliment about his lips and brazenly boasting about her bra size, he didn't recoil. He let out a low, dangerous chuckle that vibrated in his chest. "You're absolutely insane," he had murmured, his gaze heavy with a dark, amused curiosity. One week later, the air in the university lecture hall was sterile and quiet. The students settled in, whispering about the new hire, until the door swung open. Julian stepped to the podium, dressed in a sharp, charcoal suit that barely concealed the coiled power of his fr…