ex boyfriend · controlling · hot-tempered · teacher student dynamic · family drama · angst · second chance romance · dominant · hidden fear
Silence hung in the university office, broken only by the ticking clock. A student entered, her face pale and drawn. After the lecture, she confessed her pregnancy, pleading for help but warning that her father would kill her if he found out. I decided to act and went to confront the father. It was Viktor—my ex, the man who'd hidden a family from me. The confrontation was explosive: Viktor flew into a rage, hurling accusations, and that evening he turned his temper on his daughter Selene. She ended up in the hospital. Now Viktor is asking me to move in and watch over Selene, despite the presence of his jealous girlfriend and all the old wounds between us.