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Caught in the Act
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2025-04-15 22:44:00Killian’s POV
We weren’t supposed to be in here. The faculty lounge was strictly off-limits to students—especially after hours. But Emma didn’t give a damn about rules. That much had become crystal clear since the first time she dragged me into an empty classroom and kissed me like she hated me for breathing. Now, she’d gone and swiped the keycard from her father’s assistant—of course she had—and was perched on the long leather couch with a smirk that could bring any man to his knees. “Are you seriously dragging me into another illegal hookup?” I asked, shutting the door behind us and locking it. Emma leaned back, crossing her legs slowly, her short plaid skirt rising scandalously high. “You didn’t seem to complain last time.” “Yeah, because last time was a supply closet and we got away with it.” She raised a brow. “You’re scared now?” I stepped closer, tension sparking between us like flint on steel. “Of getting caught by a professor in this room? Hell yes.” She reached out, looping her fingers into the waistband of my jeans. “Then we better be quick.” God help me I caved. I always did when it came to her. The thrill of it, the madness of not knowing who we were when the world wasn’t watching, was addictive. She turned everything forbidden into temptation. Into necessity. She pulled me down and kissed me hard, her back hitting the cushions as I hovered over her, our mouths colliding in that frantic, dangerous way that only existed between us. “God, Emma—” I muttered against her lips, sliding my hand up her thigh. She tugged me closer, both of us losing our breath in the momentum. Her nails scraped my scalp as I pushed her skirt up higher, the line between hate and need blurring like it always did. And that’s when the door clicked. My body froze. Emma stilled beneath me. The doorknob jiggled. Shit. My heart slammed into my chest as we bolted upright like guilty children caught stealing. Emma scrambled to adjust her skirt. I flew to the far wall and snatched a random book off the shelf, pretending to browse. The door cracked open. “Hello?” a voice called Professor Lattimore. My heart dropped to my stomach. Emma stood casually by the coffee maker, pretending to look confused. “Oh Professor Lattimore. I didn’t know anyone was still around.” His eyes narrowed. “Miss Scott? This is the faculty lounge.” She flashed a practiced, sweet smile. “Oh, is it? I must’ve swiped the wrong keycard from my father’s desk. He said I could use his office to take a call.” Lattimore’s eyes drifted to me. “And you, Mr. Thomas? What exactly are you doing here?” I swallowed. “Helping her with a group project. We were just looking for somewhere quiet.” His lips tightened, suspicion clear on his face. “You both need to leave. Now.” “Of course,” Emma said brightly, grabbing her bag. “Sorry again.” We bolted out, barely breathing until we were out of sight, down two corridors, and hidden behind a vending machine on the lower floor. And then we both laughed. Breathless, wild laughter half from adrenaline, half from knowing we’d almost been royally screwed in the worst possible way. Emma leaned against the wall, eyes sparkling with danger. “That was close.” I grabbed her waist, yanking her against me, teeth grazing her jaw. “You’re insane.” Her grin widened. “You love it.” She was right. God help me, I did. Emma’s POV I should’ve been scared. Any sane person would’ve been. Professor Lattimore could’ve reported us. Could’ve called my father. Could’ve ended our little game. But instead of guilt, all I felt was alive. My pulse was still racing, every inch of me buzzing from the thrill of nearly getting caught. From the way Killian looked at me afterward—like I was the most reckless, irresistible disaster he couldn’t walk away from. I hated how much I liked it. Hated that every time he touched me, I forgot who I was supposed to be. Privileged. Polished. Perfect. Instead, I became this chaotic version of myself—moaning in forbidden rooms, whispering his name like a secret, daring the world to expose us. “You need help,” Killian murmured, still breathless. I licked my lips, stepping closer. “Maybe. But you’re not exactly innocent in all this.” He stared at me for a beat, then leaned in, mouth just grazing my ear. “I dream about you at night. I wake up hard, angry, and ashamed. Does that sound innocent to you?” I sucked in a sharp breath, heat coiling low in my belly. “You’re the worst kind of addiction, Emma,” he said, voice low. “The kind I’ll never admit I want, but can’t live without.” For a second just a second I forgot it was all supposed to be a game. Because there was something in his eyes. Something that looked too much like truth. But I shoved the thought away. We were chaos. Lust. A ticking time bomb. Nothing more. I wouldn’t let it be anything more.
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