Love Lessons (Teacher's Pet Book 1) by Cassie Mint

Author:Cassie Mint [Mint, Cassie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Black Cherry Publishing
Published: 2021-04-29T00:00:00+00:00

Six

Ellis

I am not a reckless man, especially where Avery Jennings is concerned. Everything I do, I do with utmost control. With an iron clad restraint that chafes at my insides, that makes my heart twist.

Because with Avery, I have no other choice. And I refuse to hurt her. To make her life harder; to ruin her college experience.

Except… that’s exactly what I’ve done. In my determination to keep her at arm’s length so that she can be a normal, happy student—I’ve hurt her.

I made Avery Jennings cry.

I’ve never felt so fucking small. My chest cracks open at the sight of that single tear, trembling against her eyelashes before it falls. She sucks in a wobbly breath, lip quivering, then high-tails it out of the lecture hall like I’m someone to run from.

No. No, no, no. This is—this is exactly what I was trying to avoid. Avery, eyes wide, blinking hard in pain at my words. Avery, fleeing from my presence with her arms wrapped around her middle. Everything else falls away but her.

I need to go to her. Soothe her.

So when I set my jaw and stride out of the lecture hall, I don’t care who sees. I don’t care if the students thronging the corridor blink at me, surprised by the shadows clouding my face. I don’t care if other professors glance at me, do a double take, then mutter to each other in concern.

I stride after Avery like an avenging angel. My sweet girl will not cry another tear because of me.

Her blonde head bobs through the crowd ahead of me. She’s rushing, tripping on the grass in her haste. Bouncing off the footballers’ shoulders as they swagger to class.

I follow. Steady but sure. She won’t slip out of my sight again.

Someone speaks to me, addressing me by name. Asks about next week’s reading. I ignore them, pushing past, their voice little more to me than the birds singing in the trees.

I need to get to Avery.

She darts off the busy path, ducking inside the library side entrance. The hem of that goddamn floaty sweater whips through the door behind her. I step onto the grass, cutting a line straight after her, and when I push inside the library, the sudden gloom blinds my eyes.

It’s dim in here. Stacks loom high on either side, crammed with books about some obscure subject. Far off in the room, there’s the scratch of pens. The tapping of keys. But this section—it’s like another world. Shadowed and silent, tinted blue. Like it’s underwater.

“Avery.”

She’s huddled against a bookcase, leaning one shoulder on the shelf. Her head is ducked, shoulders heaving, but she whips around when I say her name. Her gasp shatters the silence.

“P-professor…”

“Come with me.”

I don’t give her a chance to argue. I take her by the elbow, gentle but firm, and guide her between the bookshelves to a more private spot. Not for me, not to protect my career, but because Avery is vulnerable. Wet-faced and whimpering. When I’ve made sure we’re alone, I take her by the shoulders.

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