Eliana's POV
There was silence in the car. Professor Matthews held gaze for a few seconds, then it was his turn to stare straight ahead. I decided to give him whatever time he needed to collect his thoughts. If whatever explanation he gave after that had any element of lies in them, then that would be the end of me and him. Permanently.
He spoke after almost ten seconds, his eyes still focused on the darkness ahead of us. “I had a thing with her a few months back.”
“Be specific,” I demanded.
“We were involved.” His eyes finally met mine and they flickered as he spoke. “I know how this sounds but I can promise you that I'm not some predator that's preying on my students. I'm not.”
Predator. Same words Oliver had used.
He went on. “What I had with Tasha was totally different from wh
