Chapter 4: Theories of Desire

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Amber walked into the classroom with her heart pounding like a drum. It was Wednesday afternoon, and the winter sun slanted through the tall windows of St. Catherine's Academy, casting long shadows across the oak desks. She had spent the days since the last seminar in a haze of confusion and secret longing. Professor Khalid's words from the museum echoed in her mind constantly. Some women are born to be claimed. And you, little one, were born to be claimed by me. Every time she thought of them, heat rushed through her body, settling between her thighs in a insistent ache.