Autumn Masters is a failure in her own mind. She is about to let her dream of being a writer die when she is given an opportunity that may be too good to be true. She has to navigate dating, sex, attraction, writing, teaching, and learning all at the same time. Will she survive the torture, use it to her advantage, or be swept beneath it all?

The Torture of Autumn

Autumn kept the water running until the heat ran out. She’d reach up, once in a while, to push the nozzle farther into the side marked H. And the water would respond for a little while. But eventually, the nozzle was as far over as it would go, and the water was still barely warm. Not cold enough to make her want to move, but not warm enough to make her feel comfortable anymore.


There were two men in her life right then. Only two. One of them was her student, a stud sent from the gods; perfect in every respect she could think of, fitting every criterion she could come up with. The other was cute. He was real, he was clever, and he was normal. Not a god, not a statue, not a higher being. Just a guy. 


But the statuesque model of perfection didn’t seem to want her. And the guy had disappeared.


Chapter 46: Had he run out of money? Or had he killed himself?