Forbidden things are like a beautiful hypnotizing magnet. Once you get pulled in, it's hard to pull back. But maybe I liked being pulled in, especially if it was by her.

Wlw/ student x teacher/ age gap Julia's life may look picture perfect. Good grades, good friends, steady life. But behind the scenes- which she keeps behind close doors- there is a lot going on. When she gets a new English teacher in her last year of high school she doesn't think much of it. That is, until she starts to feel certain things she isn't supposed to feel... especially about a teacher. Valentina Lancaster is pretty straight forward. No real connections means no real losses. She doesn't do relationships since they only cause problems. But what if those problems are just what makes it so exciting? (Slow burn)

Lilith Hawthrone 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's mastered control in every aspect of her life, her sharp mind cutting through complexity to build an empire. Beneath the polished exterior, however, is a woman who loves obsessively but is careful with her love, not wanting to waste it on the wrong person. She's learned to guard her heart, waiting for someone worthy of the intensity she's capable of. Where Lilith is all feelings and chaos, Valentina is order, control, and calculated precision. They come from different worlds, with different rhythms, but what if that's exactly why they fit?