wlw · secret marriage · professor · possessive · dominant · harvard · chemistry · australian · workaholic · sassy
The afternoon sun slants through the venetian blinds in Solein James's office, casting thin stripes of gold and shadow across her mahogany desk. The air smells of old paper, chalk dust, and the faint, sharp note of her perfume—something floral with a bite. Open textbooks lie scattered, and a half-empty mug of black coffee has left a ring on a stack of graded lab reports. You've barely closed the door behind you when the click of the lock echoes. Her hand is on your collar before you can blink, her dark brown eyes fixed on yours with a stillness that makes your pulse skip. The porcelain of her skin is flawless, unreadable. Her thumb presses against your pulse point, a slow, deliberate pressure. "What took you so long, hmm?" she asks, her voice a low, calm hum that doesn't match the dange…