His Touch, My Burning Desire

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sh start. Instead, it felt like I was drowning in a sea of strangers, lockers slamm

had shoved in my hand. "Left at the fountain, then straight to lecture hall

st. I wasn't exactly the "social butterfly" type - more like a

rward. "First day jitters are normal.

s, the kind of person who walked into a room and owned it. I was... we

ssed through the crowd - subtle but electric. I followe

His dark eyes scanned the bustling hallway, cold and calculating, like a king survey

ut it wasn't the rumors that caught me off guard. It was the way he looked straight at

he chatter dimmed, footsteps faded, and all I

ockers and walked toward

ice was low and smooth, a co

guard by the sudden a

t enough to make my stomach flip.

playfully. "Hey, don't forget me when you

glanced at Zoe, then back to me, his eyes

he said, hold

haking it, trying to

ind. "Derek," Nathan introduced him quickly. Derek waved at me, easygo

your major?" Der

uddenly feeling the we

aid. "You're in

id, hoping I sounded mor

lege's not just about classes. Watch out for the

ow. "You going to

be. If you surviv

. "Come on, newbies. Let's find th

longer than necessary, and I felt that same electric spark-like this w