Teacher's Pet (The Shadows of Darkness Universe Book 2)

Anastasia Burns has always known hardship. With her father, the one person who ever truly protected her, slowly succumbing to a deadly illness, she is forced to carry the weight of his legacy as she enters Spokehaven University, the prestigious academy where every step she takes echoes his name. Amidst the relentless pursuit of her dangerous ex, Cole, and the lingering shadows of a tormented past, her mission is survive freshman year and steer clear of the law.

Meanwhile, Noah Ackerman, a college professor hiding behind the veneer of an English teacher, battles his own inner demons. Beneath his composed exterior, an irresistible, primal desire for Anastasia simmers, threatening to consume him entirely. When a single, unforeseen misstep in the classroom shatters the fragile distance between them, their fates become undeniably linked.

As dark secrets and forbidden lust intertwine, one burning question can Noah and Anastasia resist the pull of their dangerous attraction, or will the haunting specters of their past ultimately drag them into a spiral of ruin?