"Tessa, what you did in class today was unacceptable. You are in college and you should not be cursing like an uncivilized high schooler." His voice came out, low and stern.
"That's offensive to all uncivilized high schoolers out there," I retorted, my voice equally as serious.
"Don't test me, Tessa," he admonished while pinching the bridge of his nose.
"Yah, you would probably fail anyway." I shoot back.
"Oh really?"
"Really." I confirmed with my head high,
He then whispered as he cornered me into the wall, his lips at my ear, his warmth breath tickling me,
"We'll see about that, Ms. Vaughn..."
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Tessa Vaughn just moved from the sunny beaches of California to the over cast and busy streets of New York City. When Tessa got an letter from Lexington, a very private school, she didn't want to go at all. But when her mother forced her, she is packing her bags and heading off to New York. As an unwilling student at Lexington she is still doing great at Lexington, she is even at the top of her grade, just one thing can bring her down. And that is the stubborn yet dominant professor, Mr. Black.
Tobias and Talia are complete opposites, yet thrown together in an arranged marriage. Can they navigate married life in the wake of a terrible tragedy?
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After being pressured into an arranged marriage to merge their families' companies, Talia and Tobias are stuck living together as husband and wife. Although they are both unhappy, neither tries to make the best of it. Tobias is too busy, and Talia is too distraught by the tragic death of her former fianceé, Jason. But as time goes by and they spend more time together, an undeniable attraction develops between the two. Despite this, Tobias can't seem to see past his jealousy of Jason and accept Talia - and Talia, plagued by guilt, is unwilling to let Jason go. Are the two heading for better - or are they headed for far worse?
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