I never thought I’d become this kind of girl.

My name is Sophia, nineteen years old, and I was supposed to be the good stepdaughter. The one who studied hard, kept her legs closed, and made her mother proud after she married the powerful Professor Marcus Vale — one of the most respected men at the university.

But his son — my stepbrother, Damien — ruined everything.

And now he was ruining me.

We were in the middle of Professor Vale’s advanced literature lecture. The large auditorium was half-full, students quietly taking notes. Professor Vale — my stepfather — stood at the front, marking scripts with calm precision, completely focused...