Matteo: I've never looked twice at a professor. Never looked twice at a man. Until him. Sergei Pavlov. My professor. My dove. The moment he walked into class, he became my obsession. My person of interest. And I always get what I want. He can call me insane, a stalker, a delinquent. He can push me away, slap me, even threaten me. But he can't hide. Not from me. I'll protect him. I'll fight for him. I'll destroy anyone who touches him. He thinks I'm just a kid. He thinks he's safe behind those glasses and that calm Russian accent. He's wrong. I'll make him mine. Whether he likes it or not. ________ Sergei: Matteo De Luca is dangerous. My student. Too young. Too intense. Too psychotic. He follows me everywhere, suffocates me with his obsession, invades every corner of my life. And no matter how many times I tell him to stop—he doesn't. He should terrify me. He does. But when his lips crash into mine, when his hand closes around my throat, when he whispers that I'm his… I hate that a part of me doesn't want him to stop. I already have someone. Ten years together. A man my age. A man who's safe. But Matteo burns brighter. Hotter. Closer. And maybe, just maybe… I'm not as safe as I thought.