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For three years, I kept my relationship with Flynn Stewart under wraps. As the youngest and most promising professor at our school, he was also my adoptive brother and teacher. During the day, I played the role of a diligent student, attentively listening to his lectures. But at night, I endured his harsh demands, feeling utterly degraded.
"Livia," he taunted, his voice dripping with sarcasm, "imagine the principal's reaction if he discovered his beloved goddaughter spent her nights in her brother's bed, succumbing to his desires?"
As he spoke, he left a possessive, punishing bite on my neck.
I squeezed my eyes shut, silent tears rolling down my cheeks. In that moment, I realized that his actions were devoid of love.

Forbidden Lessons, A Professor's Dark Desire

As I prepared to depart, Flynn suddenly grasped my arm.


"Wait!" he exclaimed anxiously. "What if I told you I've already confronted my father?"


"Yes, I spoke to him," he confessed in a near-whisper.


"I revealed my true feelings for you and confessed all the ways I've wronged you these past three years."


His eyes shimmered with tears he refused to shed.


"My father struck me and said his life's biggest disappointment was having me as a son."


I turned back, seeing the anguish in his gaze.


"Livia, I know I'm undeserving, but..."


He fell to his knees, his face etched with desperation. "Please, grant me another chance."


I gazed at the man who once seemed so imposing and felt an overwhelming weariness. "Flynn, do you understand?"


"What hurts most isn't your vengeance. It's realizing that loving someone completely can be life's cruelest experience."


Chapter 10