There are rules in Vale's classroom. Olivia's about to break every single one.

Lilith Hawthorne is a 20 year old psychology student with a complicated heart and more issues than she likes to admit. She feels too much, thinks too hard, and often drowns in the weight of her own empathy. She's curious, emotionally intense, and carries unresolved wounds especially the kind only a mother can leave behind. Valentina Salvatore is a 30 year old CEO. She works hard to build her career and keep things running smoothly. At the same time, she loves deeply but carefully, making sure her feelings go to the right person. She has learned to protect her heart and waits for someone who matches the way she feels. Where Lilith is full of feelings and unpredictability, Valentina has her life sorted out. They come from different worlds and have different ways of living, but what if that's exactly why they fit?

One is hiding from the world. The other is trying to find her place in it. Ellie is perfectly content with her single flat and her Criminal Minds marathon, and a healthy dose of Tumblr nostalgia-until MoonPetal45 enters the chat. As the pressure of her final year mounts, this online stranger becomes her greatest support. Dr. Pembrose knows the rules. As a professor, she should have blocked the charming, accident-prone student the moment she recognised her. But in the quiet of her new home, the line between mentor and admirer is blurring, and Ellie's frequent run-ins with gravity are making the doctor fall a little too hard.

Lilith Estrella is an 17 year old student who lives alone, far from the family that hurt her more than they ever protected her. She works a side job at a bar to afford her apartment and take care of herself. Despite her past, Lilith is a really sweet and gentle girl. Still, she keeps her distance from others, showing no real interest in letting anyone get close to her. Until that slowly begins to change when she and her principal grow closer. Miss Liliana Sulvio, a 29 year old principal and teacher, appears unshakable strict, elegant, and emotionally unreachable. She has built her life on discipline and control, keeping her true self hidden behind a cold wall she build. What no one knows is that behind this life, she secretly runs a successful business and lives a far more luxurious lifestyle anyone would expect. She doesn't stay at the school because she has to, but because she chooses to. Focused entirely on her goals. Like Lilith, she does not allow people to get close, dedicating herself entirely to her work. That begins to shift when her connection with Lilith slowly grows stronger. This story contains: Age gap, Slow burn WLW TeacherXstudent Adult themes themes of past trauma, emotional struggles, family issues, and moments of intensity. It also explores complex relationships, power dynamics, and personal growth. Have fun to read!🖤

TeacherxStudent "Holly, is there something you want to tell me?" Miss Adeline made me swallow the lump in my throat as her piercing eyes were staring into my soul. "N-no, ma'am." I stuttered. That was enough to make her stand up from her chair and walk towards me. My eyes were locked into hers as she towered over me, then gripped my wrist. "Holly..." Fuck.

When Casey begins her semester at NYU, romance is the last thing on her mind. She's focused on her classes, adjusting to life in the city, and making the most of her time at one of the most prestigious universities in the world. But everything changes the moment she walks into her first lecture and meets her new professor who instantly captivates her, even as a stalker threatens to upend everything. As the semester unfolds, she's drawn deeper into a dangerous game and facing the terrifying reality of being hunted, all while trying to protect herself and the woman she's falling for. 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙, 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢 𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙜𝙚. 𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙; 𝟮𝟳/𝟭𝟬/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 Highest Ranking #1 - olderwoman #1 - englishteacher #2 - femalexfemale

✵ In Italian, it's belladonna but in English a nightshade. It all depends on which one is better ✵ SEQUEL TO BELLADONNA "She was your girl Kira, the one that made your entire world spin, she was golden Kira. You never truly let go of someone golden." [THERE ARE ERRORS in this book! So many errors & they will get fixed soon enough. I just write for fun & none of it is professional. Please beware of these before you read further!]

~ A Seductive Study in Secrets and Control × Smutt. × Professor - college student. × Chaos. If you do not prefer reading smutt. I strongly advise you to (not) read this book. My Other Books: Mrs. Selene Blackwood - "The Silent Confession" Sequel! My Best Friend's Mother When forbidden desires blur the lines between friendship and temptation. Aphrodite - My Tail Leads Me To You In a world of gods and secrets, love follows its own mysterious path. Thirsting For Her. ©2025

Cordelia Ramsey is the kind of girl who's always in motion - weekend parties, hallway laughter, a little too much eyeliner, and a lot of charm. She's not perfect, but she's not trying to be. Grades? Decent. Friends? Plenty. Life? Complicated. Then comes Ms. Deborah Everett - cool, unreadable, and dressed like she walked out of a noir film. Her voice is soft but cutting, her looks linger a moment too long, and her comments always land like a dare. She shouldn't notice Cordelia. Cordelia shouldn't care. But the way Ms. Everett calls her Miss Ramsey, the way her eyes flicker with something Cordelia can't quite name - it sticks. It grows. It lingers. As late assignments turn into after-school conversations, and sarcasm turns into something quieter, deeper - Cordelia starts to wonder: What exactly is happening here? And more dangerously... what if she doesn't want it to stop? A slow-burn romance full of sharp tension, forbidden glances, and the space between wanting something - and knowing you shouldn't touch it.

Dr Alexandria Byrne had once believed that tenderness was a kind of safety. A shelter. A promise. Then someone she loved broke that promise, and the aftershocks hollowed her out in ways she still couldn't speak of. Now, years later, she carried herself with the calm precision of someone who could not afford softness again. Her voice clipped, her posture immaculate, her emotions tucked away as neatly as the papers on her desk. Her colleagues called her distant. Students called her cold. But she called it survival. She never imagined the girl who would unravel all of it had already stepped onto campus-heart bruised, hands trembling, carrying a grief heavier than her rucksack. They would meet in a storm, though neither knew it yet.