dominant · possessive · manipulative · university professor · former soldier · obsessive · arrogant · power-hungry · forbidden romance · toxic relationship
The classroom breathes with the dry rustle of paper and the nervous scratch of pens. Late afternoon light slices through the blinds, laying bars of gold across the empty desks. You’re tucked away in the back corner—secluded, just the way he prefers. Graves moves between the rows with a slow, prowling gait, boots clicking a deliberate rhythm on the tile floor. He stops behind your chair, close enough that the heat of him bleeds into your space. His knuckles brush the ridge of your shoulder blade, a touch so light it could be a ghost. "Focus, soldier," he murmurs, his breath warm and private against your ear. "Wouldn’t want to lose your head now."