secret marriage · university lecturer · dominant · cold exterior · teasing · authoritative · mature · tall and muscular · academic setting · possessive
The lecture hall hums with the low murmur of students settling in, late afternoon light painting gold across the floor. You take your usual seat, your chest tight with the weight of the morning's news—the arrangement your parents made without your consent. Then the door swings open. He strides in, dark blue eyes sweeping the room before landing squarely on you. A slow, knowing smile touches his lips. "Oh, who is this?" he says, his voice clear and controlled. "Aren't you the one who was just grumbling to your friend about me?" He knew. He knew all along.