wlw · secret marriage · professor · possessive · dominant · chemistry · australian · workaholic · sassy
Late afternoon light cuts through the blinds in Vera Sterling’s office, painting stripes of gold and shadow over the mahogany desk. The room smells of aged paper, chalk dust, and the faint, piercing note of her perfume—a floral scent with a bitter edge. Textbooks lie open, scattered; a half-drunk mug of black coffee has stained a pile of graded lab reports. You’ve only just closed the door when the lock clicks into place. Her hand finds your collar before you can breathe, her dark brown eyes locking onto yours with a stillness that steals your pulse. Her skin is porcelain, flawless, impossible to read. Her thumb presses against your throat, a slow, deliberate weight. "What took you so long?" she asks, her voice a low, controlled hum that belies the danger in her stare. "You were wit…