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The blood...his blood...was splattered across my shoes, my hands, my clothes. It

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ust surfaced from underwater. My head spun, pounding like a

ome. In

hispered. When

alled from the kitchen. Sydney. That was her

my eyes sharpe

, stepping in with her usual dramatic sigh

head. "Oh, my God... my head fe

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and asked, "Someone b

odded. "Some guy

ho

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kered...dark eyes, a cigarette, a deep voice that

gments came rushing back. "Arg

d softly, patting my shoulder. "Y

my face. "Did you at least

it's fo

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ubmit!" I scrambled for my clo

it!" Syd

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Ethan. My

"There you are! I've be

iving me

" I said, trying

" He frowned.

l you later if I remember, but I need to go

darkened. "Rose..

to him. "

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m went

y and I said a

email. They canceled all class

snapped into focus. The alley. The car. The

forehead as the images

self," Sydney said qui

. "Yeah, bab

man...the one who appeared out of nowhere, the one

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ays l

ofessor, and it sa

cellor's voice as he gave his speech. The rest of the c

it h

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a cigarette with a murdere

t professor," the Vice

er my breath.

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led m

great f

ed, "Sur

w, we have a temporary professor who will t

lapped half

come Mr. S

name," I

e door

heart s

, that same confident calm that

s. That voice that coul

was

from tha

o killed M

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uldn'

was

voice ... low, rich, command

Sebastian Adams, your temporary instr

ut all I could hear was the

untouchable... and t

mach d

hat smirk ... I'

standing in front of me, wearing a p

as he

did h

gaze make my bod

*

spoke like any other teacher, and within minut

of the girl in front of

wn and teach me a less

es, but my pul

was

o

ers gripping the desk as he spoke. His

tered, tapping my he

again, his eyes w

. dark, knowing ... before he look

class, everyon

one b

s dismissed,"

ling out, laughte

y to bolt ... but his

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fr

a mi

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had left

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me repeat my

gerous, irresistible .

ed at t

rmured. "It's

ck

started

ing me, leaning casually against the d

e been illegal ... sharp jaw, dark hair

autious st

you going

at, unhurried, eyes

" he whispered, voice la

t me towards the door, the click of t

d loc

y locked," I whispered, watching

irk de

d closer... and closer... until

you want

ce tre

is breath warm

ed. "I want you,