Shattered Ice (Hawksview U #1)

by P.S. Black

Yet, I couldn’t continue day after day without confessing. The unknown—what it felt like to kiss him—haunted me. Nothing prepared me for that moment. It was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. Standing before Brayden, my heart ached for his lips on mine. In that clash of need, barriers crumbled. He became the missing piece, filling the empty spaces in my life. One kiss, and I was whole. “Good morning, sir.” Matilda’s voice jolts me from my Monday morning daydream. She glides into the classroom, settling at a front row desk, her fingers twirling strands of hair. “Did you have a pleasant weekend, sir?” Her grin is wide. Week after week, she emails me, seeking extra guidance on her project, struggling with tasks that should be straightforward. With one of the highest GPAs in the university, she puzzles me. And yet, my inbox overflows with messages from her and other female students. I chuckle inwardly—I’m their forty-year-old teacher. What delusion leads them to believe I’d risk everything for a fling with a student? The irony of my thoughts is laughable. If that person is worth it, then it’s worth risking it all, and that’s what I have learned. Brayden is worth losing it all. My feelings for him hit me out of nowhere. One minute, I was intrigued, and the next, I struggled to get through a day without seeing him. I don’t know what happened and when, but all I know is I don’t think I could let him walk away from me, even if he wanted to.

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