Belladonna University was not built for people like Eva Roy. It was built for legacy names, powerful bloodlines, and students born into privilege. But thanks to her father’s dangerous connections with one of the university directors, Eva receives the one thing thousands would destroy each other for: Admission. From the moment she steps into Belladonna’s cold marble halls, she knows people are watching her. Judging her. Waiting for her to fail. But no one terrifies her more than Professor David D’Costa. The most feared professor in Belladonna. Brilliant. Ruthless. Untouchable. A man whose words can end academic careers in seconds. Eva thinks he hates her. Until his attention starts becoming something far worse. The lingering stares. The impossible access. The way he notices every detail about her without trying. And the terrifying realization that whenever David D’Costa wants something… He gets it. What begins as academic tension slowly turns into a dangerous obsession neither of them can control. Because at Belladonna University, there are rules for students. Rules for professors. And one unforgivable rule about crossing the line between them. A rule David D’Costa is getting closer and closer to breaking. “You were admitted through connections, Miss Roy.”* “Do you know what makes you dangerous?” “You almost make me forget why that should matter.”