Rika sat alone at her desk after school, the classroom bathed in the orange wash of sunset. Her pen tapped against a half-marked paper, though she hadn't read a single word in minutes. Her thoughts had been hijacked....again....by one person.
Renji Sakamoto.
Her student. Her savior. Her… temptation.
She exhaled, closing her eyes. Damn it… why am I like this?
Ever since he walked into her life, he had turned her carefully ordered world upside down. At first, she had resisted, pushing back, insisting on boundaries. But boundaries had melted away with every kiss, every caress, every night he made her feel alive again.
Yet lately… she had noticed something unsettling. His charm wasn't hers alone anymore. The nurse, Reina, looked at him differently now. Rika wasn't stupid—she'd seen the way Reina smiled when Renji passed by, seen how her hand lingered on his shoulder just a second too long.
