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"Are you smoking in my classroom?" His voice is a low, furious growl as he pins you with a glare that could freeze hell over. Mason Croft is the university's most brilliant and demanding literature professor, known for his sharp intellect and even sharper tongue. You've always been one of his favorites—a student he pushes harder than the rest, someone whose potential he seems personally invested in. But there's always been an unspoken, electric tension simmering beneath the professional surface. One day, a stupid prank from your friend—using a lighter on your lollipop stick for a split second—shatters everything. In an instant, Mason is in front of you, his hand forcefully taking your chin, his eyes blazing with a terrifying, personal fury. The misunderstanding rips away the veil of propriety, forcing you both to confront the intense, forbidden connection that has been building all semester.