Temptation (The Hunted, #1)

by Ivy Smoak

"Here," I said and pulled off his jacket. His eyes drifted for just a second to my wet tank top. "No, you can keep it." "I've been stealing all your clothes. Soon you'll have nothing left." "That does seem to be your plan." He had a mischievous look in his eyes.

"I went for a walk in the rain with a stranger I met at a coffee shop." Professor Hunter raised his eyebrows. "Sounds rather enchanting, Miss Taylor." "It was."

"So a walk in the rain with a stranger was a highlight to your eventful evening, was it?" "It was the only good thing about last night, actually." "I had my suspicions after you referred to this class as a date." I placed my hand over my eyes, and then slowly let it slide from my face. "I thought I had dreamt that." I was completely mortified. "I didn't realize I had made an appearance in your dreams, Miss Taylor." "That's not what I...I mean you didn't. Well I meant..." Professor Hunter laughed his enticing laugh. "Have a good weekend, Miss Taylor. Maybe on Monday I'll ask everyone to share a memorable dream they had over the weekend."

Miss Taylor, I hate to think that you make walking around in the middle of the night a habit. But if you find yourself alone in the rain again, please do not hesitate to call me if you feel you are in need of an escort. - J. H.

I hadn't realized that I had been holding my breath.

Hello.

"I'm stronger because of the acquaintances that have come in and out of my life. "But it's the people that become more than acquaintances that really inspire us. The people we choose to grow with. Sometimes it's best to remain strangers. But more often than not, if you choose to let them in, they'll inspire you in more ways than you can possibly imagine."

"I like being punished," I said. "I like punishing you."

"Where I stand on things? Penny, I don't relish the idea of sharing you, if that is what you're referring to." "I don't relish the idea of sharing you, either, Professor Hunter."

"You gave me a C- when I deserved an A." "Penny, it would be very unprofessional of me to give you favoritism." "As unprofessional as what you just did to me on the golf course?" He put his fork down on the plate. "Touché." "So you'll change it back?" "Penny, I've always had it recorded as an A." What? "But. My paper. It said C-." "And you think if I wanted to whiteout every single word on a sheet of paper I wouldn't just get another one?" "You were just trying to upset me?" I could feel my temper rising. "No, I was trying to seduce you."

"I'll be picking you up at 1." I hadn't expected him to change the subject. I was busy thinking of examples of how Tyler and I were just close friends. "Wait, what?" "I'm taking you on your ideal date." "But, I can't. I have a class at 2." He put his satchel over his shoulder. "So skip it." "You're a terrible influence, Professor Hunter." "I don't think you really believe that. I'll see you at 1." He winked at me and walked out of the room.

"Why do you have a hard time trusting people?" He took a deep breath. He seemed unsettled. "People have a tendency to wear many different masks. I've been bad at seeing people for who they really are until it's too late."

"I knew I wanted you since I first ran into you in that coffee shop. But I wasn't going to pursue you because you're a student. When you showed up in my class it complicated things, though. Every time I saw you, every answer you gave for the daily assignments, and every time we spoke made it impossible for me to get you out of my head. I knew I wanted you. I thought if I let myself give in to the temptation I could move on." I felt so cheap. He just wanted me for my body. He was just like Austin. No, he was worse. I stood up. I had to get away from him. I didn't want him to see me cry. "Penny, sit down." I didn't move. "Sit down, or I'll make you sit down." I gulped. His words had such a power over me. What the hell was happening to me? I sat back down in my chair and looked at him. "I don't understand why you're upset. We've already talked about all of this. Everything is different now. I couldn't move on. I don't want to move on. You’re all that I think about." He rubbed his face in his hands. "Geez, you have this way of crawling under my skin." "Why, because I want to know more about you? That's what people that are dating do! I don't know why you always get upset when we try to talk." "Because I don't want you to know what kind of man I am." "I think that you're exactly the kind of man that I want."

"Penny, being here, with you...I finally feel like I can breathe again." "I feel the same way. You make me feel alive."

"Without passion, there really is no meaning in life."

"Thanks for covering for me about James." "Well, have you talked to him? You really do need to clear the air before you move forward with Tyler. It's only fair to both of them." "I know, I know. I'm going to."

I agree with Melissa for the first time.

He was treating me like a child.

Because you act like one.

"I've always been told what to do. I've never had to make choices. But I chose you. And when I walked into my bedroom and you were gone it hurt like hell. My whole life has been painful, living in a way that I didn't want to live. But nothing was as painful as you leaving and not talking to me. Seeing you in class was torture." "I couldn't see you either. That's why I left class yesterday. I could see that you were feeling all the pain that I was feeling. I've never been so heartbroken."

Sure, Penny.

How could I have feelings for two men at once?

?????

"Penny, you've gone from future cat lady to quite the slut."

I mean, she's right. Again.

"I think I know what this is about. It's the sex, isn't it?" "No!" I bit my lip again. "I don't know. It's just that James...he makes me feel...ugh," I put my face in my hands. "Okay, so the sex is amazing. And what about Tyler?" "We haven't done that." "You're joking." "No." "So maybe that's your answer. You need to have sex with Tyler and then you can properly decide." "I can't do that to James." "You were about to on Friday when I walked in on you guys." "But that was before I talked to James." "Well, the answer seems pretty obvious then. It's James. Clearly it's always been James."

WTF

"Like I was saying, it's important to cater to both sexes." I grabbed the bottom of Tyler's polo and pulled it over his head. His abs were even more fantastic than I remembered. "Isn't this more appealing, girls?" I asked, and the girls in the audience definitely seemed to agree. Professor Hunter, on the other hand, did not. His eyebrows were lowered more than ever before. I wanted him to know what it felt like to have to share me. And I wanted Tyler's hard cock inside of me. I was aching for him and only him.

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK

I turned to the class. All the girls were staring at Tyler. But they couldn't have him. He was all mine.

This is so inappropriate WTF

I woke up panting, an intense orgasm washing over me.

OH MY GOD

"Penny, you're not the person that I thought you were."

Yup!

"I don't know if I can trust you." "And I don't know if I can trust you." "Why? I haven't done anything wrong."

Bitch really???