11 parts Ongoing MatureSome obsessions are quiet. Some are careful. And some slip beneath your skin before you ever realize you're trapped.
Aiden never expected to catch the attention of Professor Mercer. At first, it feels harmless-just an admiration, a connection that seems almost inevitable. Elias Mercer is everything Aiden isn't: confident, composed, intoxicatingly sure of himself. And when Mercer takes an interest in him, offering guidance, attention, and understanding, Aiden can't help but be drawn in.
What begins as subtle glances and lingering conversations soon turns into something deeper, something Aiden doesn't quite understand but doesn't want to question. Mercer is patient, deliberate, and utterly devoted-always knowing exactly what Aiden needs, what he wants before he even asks.
But love shouldn't feel like this. It shouldn't feel like invisible chains tightening around him, like his world is slowly shrinking to the shape of one man.
By the time Aiden realizes that Mercer's love isn't love at all, it might already be too late to escape.
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