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ollow him. I had no idea why, maybe it was the way he had looked at me, like

ong with me? He was just a professor, a ridiculously

t air on my skin every

ound myself, but my focus shattered wh

u can call me Penny! And

bright eyes and a contagious smile,

maintain a deep, masculine tone. "Y

g, 'Oh, great, another girl crushing on me.' But don't worry, I'm not. You're cute, sure, but I'm engaged to a very

ly, and I couldn't

sn't annoying. There was something warm about her, like she carried

"Sorry, I talk too much. she admitted with a she

iling. "It's okay

I'm officially your tour guide. Unle

my head.

ith the cafeteria. Fo

ors, the worst classes, hidden study spots, and, of course, the latest gossip. She made it easy to relax, ev

r, Penny suddenly squea

here h

. His sharp gaze immediately locking onto me. His presence was intense,

and the victim of my endless t

, you're the new guy she has

king his hand"

his eyes lingerin

... dif

down my spine. "

gged. "Just

m. He loves acting mysterious, bu

her a bored

hat do you think of our new lecture

to professor, the way his golden eyes burned i

something else beneath that sculpted fa

, please. Noah and

"Obviously. But you don

layfully, I chuckl

't shake the feeling that Nathan was watching me too

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sation of being watched. It was subtle, just

ht of a familiar figure standing at

esso

s sta

student. His golden eyes were locked on me, sharp, searching,

hard, my pul

looking at

tention back. "You okay? You l

a small smile.

to. I could still feel Rex' gaze, bu

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ting shadows across the street. Our apartment wasn't anything fancy,

the doorstep

ic

y vo

tly, stepping inside just a

stake?" Lucas' voice was sharp,

s? And what the hell w

d protect her!"

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ed. Were they t

at? She loses what little normalcy she has

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y phone cut through th

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h

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e other end before a fami

ed to make sure my new

cing a smile into my v

atching me, their gazes he

eep tight, pretty guy. Yo

ed, I slowly lo

in were still

mouth, but n

atever they had been about t

r to my unansw

. "How long have you

rip on my phone. "I just got here

e, but the tension in his s

but laced with something unreadable. "Ho

mall smile.

was a

bout toda

rofessor Rex

connection I f

re arguing about something

ded s

urned and made my way to my room, closi

let out a breath I did

re they

he sinking feeling t

hange my l