Obsessed with the Alpha Professor
birthday, not some ridiculous 'show off your butt' parade. This crazy idea of seducing a man o
ck. She rolled her eyes, crouched down and
al on my necklace, a gift from my d
died giving birth to me, and the anniversary always made this day hard. While my friends fantasized about getting tattoos and
party entirely was because I knew my da
professor, and my best friend Mimi's father. He was also the man I had
ngs except Erica, and she
ce anyone. This outfit isn't that b
der than you. How are
my hair. Erica had no idea what it was like to be in lo
to notice me as a wom
ng to embarrass yourself, and when it blows up in your
wait until I was an adult, and now I'm eighteen. What's so
at matched her words. Nature had clearly distributed it
Do you honestly think she'll be okay with you dating her dad? If t
imi wouldn't exactly be thrilled
ded with a smirk. "Yo
sic blaring and people dancing. My dad, ever the eccentric, was dancing around with m
ed the room, searching for Damien. He hadn't arrived
lued to the driveway, waiting for that
gifts. She complained about her dad dragging his feet, but I barely heard her. All I could see wa
of his muscular chest to make my head spin. He was like som
ve me a brief nod, his f
tly wrapped gift. "I'm not great at picking out pr
y opened it to find a beautifully illustrated encyclopedia about forests. I smiled, rememberi
my voice shake. He gave me a small smile but
ragged me inside, completely oblivious t
yes sparkling mischievously. "I mean, seriously, how are you stil
at Damien as he made his
my voice quiet but firm. "I'
you're straight out of one of those wei
. All I could think about was finding Damie
for Damien. I found him in the studio, but my blood turned co
opped into
out, my voice tre
at me. Erica's face was blank, but D
d, shaking my he
tepping toward me. "It
blurring my vision. I slammed my bedroom door shut and c
ns website and accepted my spot at Eldridge University
from Erica. Away from Damien. Away