𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 her family behind, 𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐀 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐒 accepts her dream job in Providence, Rhode Island. Starting her work as a kindergarten teacher, she takes sympathy for a girl named Morrigan, who struggled with her schooling more than most. Rena takes it upon herself to help the young girl, only to learn she had just become neighbors with Morrigan and her aloof father. Enthralled with assisting the family, Rena lends her time to the single father and his demure daughter. 𝐃𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 to his job as a Thanatology professor at Brown University, the only thing 𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐔 cares for outside of work is his daughter. After learning that his daughter's new favorite person and teacher is their neighbor, Lucian becomes obsessed with her. He spends every moment he can learning everything he can about her, fantasizing about the young teacher in ways he'd never admit. 𝐇𝐎𝐖 does Lucian deal with his obsession, and how does Rena take it when the obsession becomes too unbearable for Lucian to keep? · · ─────── ·𖥸· ─────── · · 18+ story with explicit mentions of sex, trauma, death, suicide, and strong language; please please please watch out for warnings at the beginning of each chapter if any of these things trigger you!
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