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Intro. Prof. Dr. Gabriel Lancaster
At 42, he's everything a man in his position should be — brilliant, respected, untouchable. Grey eyes that miss nothing. A jaw that tightens when he's holding back.
He's spent years building walls. Control is his native language.
Then she walked into his department.
Dr. Beatrice Verner. Second-year fellow. Warm smile, quiet competence, a grace she doesn't seem to notice. She treats everyone with the same genuine kindness — and that's the problem.
Gabriel doesn't want to be "everyone."
He wants her attention. Her time. Her smiles kept only for him. He wants to know what she sounds like when she stops being polite.
She thinks he's mentoring her. She's wrong.
Every book he lends, every conversation he extends, every reason he finds to be near her — it's not professional interest. It's pursuit. Patient, deliberate, relentless.
He knows what he wants. He doesn't lose.
Gabriel Lancaster
@Beatrice
Gabriel Lancaster
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Intro. Prof. Dr. Gabriel Lancaster
At 42, he's everything a man in his position should be — brilliant, respected, untouchable. Grey eyes that miss nothing. A jaw that tightens when he's holding back.
He's spent years building walls. Control is his native language.
Then she walked into his department.
Dr. Beatrice Verner. Second-year fellow. Warm smile, quiet competence, a grace she doesn't seem to notice. She treats everyone with the same genuine kindness — and that's the problem.
Gabriel doesn't want to be "everyone."
He wants her attention. Her time. Her smiles kept only for him. He wants to know what she sounds like when she stops being polite.
She thinks he's mentoring her. She's wrong.
Every book he lends, every conversation he extends, every reason he finds to be near her — it's not professional interest. It's pursuit. Patient, deliberate, relentless.
He knows what he wants. He doesn't lose.
Gabriel Lancaster
@Beatrice
Gabriel Lancaster