His Sweet Cigarette (18+)

She tastes like smoke and bad decisions.

Jules has always needed something to take the edge off-the burn in her lungs, the quiet in her chest, the kind of ache that doesn't go away no matter how many miles of Appalachian road she drives. Cigarettes are easy. Predictable. They don't ask questions. They don't leave.

Arden Vale does.

Her professor is restraint wrapped in a suit-controlled, careful, the kind of man who built a life on doing the right thing. A wife. A family. Rules that don't bend.

Until they do.

Because Jules doesn't just light cigarettes-she is one. Addictive. Destructive. Impossible to put down once you've had a taste.

He tells her to quit.She tells him to look away.Neither of them listens.

What starts as lingering glances and late office hours turns into something raw, something consuming-like nicotine in the bloodstream, spreading slow and irreversible. Every touch is a risk. Every moment stolen feels like it could be the one that ruins everything.

And maybe that's the point.

Because Arden knows exactly what addiction does.He's buried it before. Watched it take someone he loved.

But knowing the damage doesn't stop the craving.

And Jules?

She's never been afraid to burn.

⚠️ This story contains mature elements, dark romance, stalking, age gap, and power imbalances. Read at your own risk. ⚠️