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They say one night can't change your life.
But what if that one night becomes the beginning of your downfall?
Celestia Eirisse Thaloré never expected anything that night. She wasn't the type to party. She wasn't the type to throw herself into chaos. But pain has a way of making you reckless, and loneliness? Even more dangerous. So when she woke up next to a stranger with storm-gray eyes and a voice like sin-she told herself to forget it. No names. No faces. No attachments.
Until the first day of class.
And there he was.
Azarion Vhellar. Her professor.
The same man who had his hands all over her body just nights ago.
Cold. Strict. Brilliant. Dangerous. He teaches literature like every word is a weapon-and in his presence, Celestia can't breathe. The attraction is still there, burning, twisted. But now, it's laced with guilt, fear, and something deeper... something darker.
Azarion isn't just her professor-he's a man haunted by his past. His walls are built of secrets, and every time Celestia tries to escape, she ends up pulled deeper into his world. A world of obsession. Of power games. Of unspoken rules and emotional chains that tighten every time she tries to break free.
Their connection is forbidden, but undeniable.
Toxic, but magnetic.
Wrong, but it feels so right.
As Celestia tries to navigate her way out of the emotional labyrinth she's trapped in, she discovers that this isn't just about desire. It's about survival. About identity. About uncovering the truths Azarion has buried-truths that could destroy them both.
Because love, in its purest form, can heal.
But in its darkest?
It can consume.
And in this maze of secrets, sins, and longing... not everyone gets out alive.