Psychology professor Elena Murphy thought she was safe in her isolated cabin, hidden away at a remote college in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Three years of looking over her shoulder, three years of security systems and deadbolts—all because of Derek, the patient who became obsessed and murdered her colleague.
Then Jamie Kellerman walks into her office hours. At twenty-four, he's brilliant, intense, and eleven years too young for the thoughts Elena can't stop having about him. The age gap should matter. The fact that he's her student should matter.
But when Jamie's questions cut too close to home, Elena realizes he knows more about her past than any student should. He didn't transfer to Hartwick College by accident. He came there for her. He's been studying her work, learning her routines, planning this meeting for years.
When Derek resurfaces to reclaim what he believes is his, Jamie reveals a side Elena never expected. Protective. Possessive. Dangerous. Now she must choose between the safety of isolation and surrendering to a man whose obsession might be the only thing standing between her and death.
Elena's about to discover that age is just a number, and some obsessions are worth killing for.
This is a standalone novella in the Hartwick College Chronicles series.