BOOK - 1 - SHADOW OF THE PAST SERIES I gasped as he thrust harder, curling his fingers inside me, hitting a spot that made my toes curl. "𝐀𝐡𝐡... 𝐧𝐨!"I cried out, "𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞, 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐡! 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬..." my words shaky, my body betraying me. " "𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧... 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧!" I whimpered, my breath hitching. 𝐀 𝐬𝐢𝐧?"he mocked, his voice low, dangerous. " 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐚, 𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐈 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐈'𝐦 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨." Before I could protest further, his pace intensified, his fingers plunging deeper, his thumb teasing me mercilessly. My head fell back against the wall ⤐⤐⤐⤐❀⬻⬻⬻⬻ She was supposed to hate him. But he was the only one who made her feel alive. When quiet, guarded Meisha begins college, she never expects to be tangled in a dangerous game of obsession, secrets, and sin. Haunted by a stalker and scarred by her family's lies, she finds herself drawn to the one man she should've stayed away from Viransh. Her decade-older professor. Her father's best friend's son. Her forbidden protector. Viransh is cold, powerful, and impossibly off-limits. But when her demons crawl closer, it's his arms she runs to unknowing that the same cologne that haunts her nightmares lingers on him too. Trust is a risk. Love is a trap. But obsession? That might just ruin them both. Warning: This story contains mature themes, intense emotions, and dark romance that may not be suitable for all readers.