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[BL] Teacher's Pet

‎love story of obsession. ‎He fell first, but he fell harder. ‎Norman Reed is nineteen, a wide-eyed freshman stepping onto the ivy-draped campus of Evergreen University with nothing but a full-ride scholarship, a battered suitcase, and a heart that has never truly been broken. ..yet. His life has always been messy: a childhood spent in a small coastal town where dreams felt too big and people felt too small, a mother who worked double shifts and still never looked at him like he mattered, and a quiet, gnawing hunger for something someone to see him completely. When he walks into his first literature lecture and locks eyes with Professor Duke Brandon, that hunger sharpens into something dangerous. ‎Duke Brandon is thirty-two, a widower who buried his heart with his husband four years ago and has spent every day since building walls so high no one can climb them. Brilliant, brooding, and terrifyingly controlled, he teaches modernist poetry like a man dissecting his own scars precise, unflinching, merciless. Students fear him. Colleagues respect him. No one gets close. Until Norman. ‎What begins as a student’s innocent, breathless admiration quickly spirals into something neither of them can contain. Norman falls first hard and fast and reckless stealing glances in lecture halls, lingering after class, scribbling frantic confessions in the margins of his notebook. He tells himself it’s just a crush. He tells himself he can control it. He is wrong. ‎Duke tries to resist. He marks Norman’s essays with detached precision, keeps his voice cool in the classroom, reminds himself daily of every ethical line he cannot cross. But the boy’s wide blue eyes, the way his throat bobs when he’s nervous, the raw vulnerability he wears like an open wound, it all seeps through the cracks Duke thought were sealed forever. And when the obsession finally takes root in Duke’s chest, it grows wilder, darker, more possessive than anything Norman’s youthful longing could have prepared for. ‎He fell first. ‎But Duke falls harder. ‎ #Slowburn
Angel_chrysalis · 8k Views

Rejected by My Crush, Now I'm Pampered by an Alien Boyfriend

Excerpt~ “I told you not to steal anything. It’s illegal!” I frowned at him. “I don’t get why Earthlings can’t just take whatever they want. It’s produced on your planet, right?” “Ugh, right—but we have a money system to follow. We don’t just take things without permission!” I said, snatching it back from his hand. “Hm? But… you stole my heart. Is that legal?” he said, leaning closer with a mischievous smirk. I pushed him back, my cheeks flushing bright red. “Idiot! Where did you even learn that from?!” “Oh… it was on that thing—TV. The girl in it didn’t seem to mind when the guy said it. Why are you mad?” *** All Ling Yunhua ever wanted… was him—her childhood friend, her first love. After years of silently carrying her feelings for Tang Shixiu, Yunhua finally finds the courage to confess. But after all the mixed signals and lingering hope, he rejects her—coldly, without hesitation—shattering the only dream she ever held close. Devastated and on the edge of giving up on everything… that’s when he appears—like an angel fallen from the stars. A man from beyond the galaxy crosses paths with Yunhua at her lowest point. From a race that erased emotions long ago, he begins to feel something foreign… something human. Something like love. But danger closes in fast. The research organization Yunhua works for—and the government—are secretly hunting him down after discovering that his alien DNA holds the power to cure any disease. Determined to protect him, Yunhua makes a dangerous choice: she hides him under the lie of being her boyfriend. Now they live together. A clueless, awkward alien learning to feel… and a girl torn between duty and the growing storm in her heart. How long can she keep him hidden in a world desperate to dissect him? And when the time comes for him to return to the stars… will she be able to let him go?
Akito_Kurogane · 66.3k Views

DRUMS OF THE SILENT THRONE

In the kingdom of Eldoria, magic flows solely through melody—songs, strings, and voices weave spells that bind the world in harmony. The royal bloodline has always produced the greatest singer-mages, rulers whose perfect notes command power and loyalty. Princess Elara, the sole heir, is born tone-deaf. Unable to produce even a single note of magic, she is whispered to be cursed—a silent embarrassment, a liability to the throne. Mocked by courtiers and burdened by doubt, Elara endures a life of isolation, believing herself broken. On the eve of her coronation, she discovers a hidden vault beneath the palace containing forbidden dragon-bone drums—ancient instruments that channel raw, primal magic through rhythm and beat. Banned centuries ago after a devastating war, these drums were said to have shaken mountains and awakened beasts long thought extinct. As Elara secretly masters this untamed power, she uncovers shocking truths: her "curse" was no accident, and the dragons are stirring once more. With a loyal guard kindling forbidden feelings in her heart and treacherous lords plotting her downfall, Elara must embrace the strength in her silence to claim her destiny. True leadership isn't sung in flawless harmony—it's forged in the defiant beat of acceptance. But awakening the old rhythm may unleash forces that could save... or destroy... the kingdom. A grand epic fantasy of self-discovery, forbidden romance, ancient dragons, and the thunderous power of being different.
Emmanuella_C · 6.7k Views

Sold By Husband, Owned By His Enemy

Isabella was never going to be Cristian’s wife, she was just a placeholder. Being married to a man who loved her step-sister, Isabella learned to be a presence without being noticed. She cooked for his meals, bore his last name, and bit her tongue as Cristian pursued Veronica's lies and fragile tears. Isabella decided to get a Divorce but she never got back home. Kidnapped by Giovanni—the most feared billionaire mafia lord and Cristian’s arch-enemy—Isabella is now no more than a pawn in the twisted game that is about to unfold. A secret file and the choice between two women are the only demands he makes of Cristian. There is only one choice to be made between Veronica or Isabella. Giovanni was supposed to use her, not want her. But her defiance, her shattered pride, her strength whispering in her eyes crawl under his skin. He holds her, first as a means to an end, and then as an obsession. As enemies begin to close in and secrets spill over, Giovanni's want turns cold. But when Cristian finally regretted losing her, he saw the truth too late. Since the woman he abandoned is now under the devil, a non-sharer. ----- “Listen carefully Valasco,” Giovanni said, pacing leisurely. “ I’ll give u two options. 1: You will give me that file and I’ll give u ur girls .” or “ 2: You will choose one woman for me to release, and the other one will be the price of that file.” Giovanni repeated. “I save one. You come for the other later… if she survives.” I shut my eyes tight. Plz, for god’s sake pick me “Choose wisely, husband! Your girl or ur wife” I said nothing. I had no strength to beg, no longer. Cristian swore on the line. “Giovanni, you insane bastard—!” “Choose,” Giovanni snapped. The longest second of my life. I already knew… I already knew who he’d pick. And still I waited-once more pathetically hopeful. “Fine,” Cristian finally said, his voice shaking. “I choose—” -------------- Who’ll be the one Cristian choose? Who’ll be punished? Who’ll be crowned? Who’ll bring that file’s secret out?
tes_explores_lov89 · 1.4k Views

My Stepbrother Wants Me

He’s her stepbrother, her sin and her biggest mistake waiting to happen. Catherine Brown thought moving in with her mother’s new husband couldn’t be harder until she met the cold, arrogant and sinfully attractive Julian Vaughn, her stepbrother. He hates her, teases her and gets under her skin everyday. He’s everything she should stay away from, off-limits and untouchable. But when his anger turns into something darker and hungrier, when he looks at her like he wants to ruin her innocence, Catherine realizes danger has a new name. And no matter how hard she tries, she can’t stop wanting the one man she’s not supposed to have. When hate turns to desire, who’s really in control? EXCERPT✨ “You’ve never had sex before?” Julian asked, disbelief flickering in his eyes. Catherine hesitated, then nodded, staring at the floor instead of him. He bit his lower lip, trying to rein in the thoughts crowding his mind. Goodness, she was too innocent for her own good. “So all you did with your previous boyfriends were just kisses and smooches?” She immediately stood, her cheeks flushed. “There are no boyfriends,” she blurted. “I’ve never even been kissed. Please don’t laugh at me.” Laugh? Hell no. Julian wasn’t laughing. He was fighting the urge to pull her close. Knowing she’d never been touched only made his hunger worse. She didn’t realize he’d moved until his breath brushed her ear, his voice dropping low and dangerous. “Catherine, just say the word and I’ll show you what it means to be touched by a man.” Her heart stuttered in her chest and he could hear every beat.
Read_me_with_love · 141.2k Views

Surrendered To The Lord Of Sin

Married to a feared Lord of Sin, a witch must survive his hunger and unravel the truth about his power and her own destiny. Lucrezia Bathory has lived as an outcast from her pack until married to the rumored Devil’s Incarnate of Dreadwyn. A land built on souls of the dead and the throne of human bones—an ugly creature of the dark with sharp fangs, claws, and a monstrous form—known to eat the flesh of the innocent, and drink the marrow of the wicked. To protect her family and House Bathory, Lucrezia carries the cross as sacrifice to prove her birthright. But who knew the creature wedded wasn't as described in the tome as ‘ugly’ but a Sin destined to lure her astray. A Daydream disguised as a Nightmare, and a Nightmare of many colors. *** EXCERPT “You want to know what I want?” He stepped forward, pinning her gaze deep into his bright hazel eyes, reminding her sanity she just treaded the wrong question. When he drew closer, she stepped back, heart drumming loud that its rhythmic sound replaced the sudden silence sealed with heat, until the back of her legs hit the table behind, taking her weight along its surface. Gods… she was only wearing a silk night gown, and the windows were perfectly closed, hearth warm enough against the cold yet she was burning. “I can’t breathe, Lucreiza,” He pronounced her name like a sinful prayer, and she gulped, her mouth almost hanging from delusion. “I can't breathe because you’re fucking me with your scent. I’m going crazy with every passing second I breathe, and seeing you like this, utterly bare, makes me want to make you beg.” It was so short, but she could feel every power, every restrian, every pleasure, just by words alone. How insane can it drive her, were determined by her reaction. Unknown emotions she has never felt before, emotions that heated and chilled her all at the same time. A gasp escaped her lips when he pressed closer, and her legs parted unconsciously, conceding to his unexpressed demand. Now she was pinned in between the body of a monster. One whom she should fear, but felt… expectation? He leaned in and she stuttered a breath, throwing her head back as his fangs grazed her skin in a manner that’s supposed to make her crawl. Run. But instead, it made her desperate. “You don't know even half of what I want, half of what I need.” At this point, Lucreiza’s mind was a totally mess that nothing else registered apart from what he was doing to her. “I’m not just the monster you should fear, witch. I’m the Devil you should deny,” That was the thing… she couldn’t reject him. Fear him. Stir clear. Run. Nothing else made sense to her apart from the burning flames in her chest, the one she never knew when exactly it transpired. The world seemed to cease when she opened her mouth and uttered the damnation, that even the heavens screamed warning from above. “Y-yes,” she whispered, voice hanging from ecstasy. “M-Make me b-beg,” PS: MATURED CONTENT. #webnovel
Ace_zza · 94.5k Views