TayeSteele

"We're standing uncomfortably close and he makes no sign that he intends on moving from the position in which he has me pinned against the door, unable to flee. His eyes run down my face, my neck, over my cleavage, and he makes a sound of appreciation from his throat.  He dips down to kiss me and I open to him on contact. Bringing his hands up to either side of my jaw he cradles my face, giving me a far sweeter kiss than last time. Unhurried, less desperate, but somehow it holds more intensity than last time. When he moves to deepen the kiss I give no objection, tilting my head, and lifting my arms to throw them around his neck."

There's nothing quite like the freedom of college. For many young adults, it's their first experience with life on their own, but for Vale Clarke, it's about more than that. It's her one and only chance to carve a new path for herself away from her dysfunctional family. When she loses her scholarship she's faced with two options: come up with the dough, or kiss her future goodbye.

Inspiration strikes her when she meets Kaden West. A hot rock prodigy born with a silver spoon in his mouth and a sense of entitlement to match. How far is Vale willing to go to lock down the future she wants?

TW: Depictions of drug and alcohol use/absue, mentions of past trauma. May contain scenes of dubious consent.

Sex Sells

We're a little past the halfway mark of the semester, meaning Kaden and I need to hand in our outline for our bio project to the professor, but unfortunately, Kaden has the information and he's nowhere to be seen today.

I stalked up to the professor's desk and had the good sense to look contrite. "Hey, I'm sorry, but Kaden had our papers and I have no idea where he is today."

Without even looking up from the papers he's reading in front of him, the professor only makes a sound of irritation from his throat. "And here I was, under the impression there was something going on between the two of you. It's not good form to use your feminine wiles to get out of completing your part of the assignment, Ms. Clarke."

I was struck dumb at that comment. What the fuck did he just insinuate? That I was banging my way out of my bio project?

Yellow Leadbetter