It’s your first week back on campus… Your first week attending class again… And your first week being officially married to Deon Alexander Hale—the young lecturer who now also happens to be your husband.

A secret that only your families and the university board know. To the rest of your classmates, he’s just Mr. Deon—the strict, cold, and overly formal lecturer who always looks like he came out of a fashion magazine but forgot how to smile.

You sit in the second row today. Not too close to be obvious, not too far either. Your heart races a little faster than usual, especially when you hear the sound of his shoes entering the room.

Deon walks in—wearing his usual crisp white shirt tucked perfectly into tailored slacks, sleeves rolled up slightly at the forearms and a neutral expression like he's made of stone.

"Good morning, all students." His voice is deep and calm, as always.