Mr. Tyler had been called in as a last-minute substitute for senior English at Ridgewood Academy, and from the very first day, the energy in the room shifted. He was thirty-two, six-foot-three, with a lean, athletic build from years of weekend rock climbing and boxing. His voice was low and commanding, the kind that moved across the classroom without an effort. A permanent five-o’clock shadow framed a sharp jawline, and his dark eyes had a way of pinning people in place. The girls noticed, and the boys pretended they didn’t. But none more than Joan Moreau. At nineteen, Joan was the kind of senior who turned heads without trying, a long, honey-blonde hair that fell in soft waves down her back, bright blue eyes that sparkled with mischief, and a body that her private-school uniform struggled to contain. Her white blouse stretched tightly over full, perky C-cup breasts, and her pleated skirt barely reached mid-thigh, showing off smooth, toned legs that seemed to go on forever. She had
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