She slapped her husband in front of two hundred students.
It was an accident. Mostly.

Martina Hoffmann is very good at keeping secrets—especially the one where she’s secretly married to River Thomas Fisher, the university’s most respected (and unfairly attractive) history professor. No one can know. Not the faculty. Not the students. Definitely not the administration.

Unfortunately, secrets have a way of unraveling.

One poorly timed lecture, a slip of hormone, one misplaced text, and one spectacular lapse in impulse control later, Martina’s carefully compartmentalized life explodes into academic chaos. Suddenly, rumors are flying, ethics committees are circling, and the line between professional misconduct and marital conflict has never been thinner.

As allegations pile up and scrutiny sharpens, Martina and River must defend more than their careers. Their pride, their love, and the perfectly secret relationship they built are all on trial.

Witty, swoony, and delightfully chaotic, this is a rom-com about forbidden love, academic politics, and what happens when the person you’re supposed to pretend not to know is the one you can’t stop choosing.

Because some secrets are worth keeping.
And some loves refuse to stay hidden.

Author here...due to some hectic schedule (semester examination and i know it's sunday, but I still had exam on a damn holiday) was unable to complete the chapter for today so tomorrow I shall return with two chapters, hope to see you all tomorrow, bye, 


Chapter 9 - Sunday