The Professor's Pet: The Men of Burly Bear, #4

By Felicity Raine

I've always been the good girl. The follower of rules. The believer of fairy tales. Sheltered, yet hopeful. Quiet, but...imaginative.

 

Truth be told, I probably would've stayed the reserved brainiac simply settling all her life if not for him. Professor Theodore Whitman West. My brilliant mentor and personal Lord Byron fantasy come to life.

 

I've been his student for most of my college career now, but I've yet to unravel the mystery behind the man. He isn't just the hot, soulful academic that makes co-eds sigh with his commanding presence and ruggedly poetic good looks.

 

He's deep. And far too...controlled to play favorites, much too disciplined to want or need a teacher's pet.

Or so I thought.

 

Warning: This novella contains a bossy older man and LOADS of steam.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Felicity Press
• Release date: Dec 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9798215688502

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The Professor’s Pet

The Professor’s Pet

An Older Man/Younger Woman Age Gap Romance

Felicity Raine

THE PROFESSOR’S PET

The Men of Burly Bear Series

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By Felicity Raine

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Copyright The Professor’s Pet © 2021 Felicity Raine

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Contents

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Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Epilogue

Sneak Peek

Author’s Note

About the Author

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Chapter One

Nicole

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My jaw hits the floor, and my heart shrivels into a miserable prune-sized lump in my chest.

He doesn’t want me.

My boyfriend of four years, who I assumed was having as hard a time waiting to be together as I am, doesn’t want me.

It’s so shocking, so devastating, that my mind refuses to make sense of it at first, even though the evidence is very, very clear.

I…I don’t understand, I say, tears rising in my eyes as I shield my nearly naked body with my arms.

An hour ago, surprising Jeff in his study cubby in the college library with sexy lingerie under my raincoat seemed like a brilliant plan, a surefire way to convince him we don’t have to wait until we’re married, after all. My commitment to saving my virginity for my husband is as strong as ever, but Jeff and I have been together for years.

We’re practically married already. It’s a done deal. The vows and the ceremony will just be the icing on the cake of our commitment.

Or so I’d thought…

But as Jeff glances back at me, then winces and looks away again—as if my body is made entirely of moldy instant mashed potatoes—my faith in that future dies inside me.

Just put your coat on, Nicole, he says in a tight, irritated voice. You may be done with finals, but I still have to study tonight. And I can’t talk to you when you’re…like that.

Like what? I ask, forcing the words out through my whip-tight throat. Showing my body? What’s wrong with it? What don’t you like about me? The tears welling in my eyes spill over. I know I could stand to lose a few pounds, but I didn’t think I was…gross.

You’re not gross, he says in a tone that clearly infers I’m one step above a dead worm rotting on the sidewalk. This just isn’t who we are. We’re not crazy sex addicts who can’t control our urges. And we agreed from day one that we wanted to wait until we were married.

I know, but I just… I reach for the trench coat I draped over the chair across from Jeff’s small study desk. Before I walked in, I was having vivid fantasies about my boyfriend taking me on that desk. Such vivid fantasies that just looking at it now makes my cheeks heat with shame. I pull the coat to my chest, hiding behind it. I just thought we were ready. It’s been nearly five years, Jeff.

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