Silas Blackwood is the university’s golden boy—the wealthy heir everyone admires. Charming, charismatic, intelligent, and effortlessly confident, he’s the kind of man who can make anyone believe exactly what he wants them to believe.

To his grandmother, he’s the perfect grandson. Polite. Respectful. Kind.

But the moment she’s gone, the smile disappears.

Behind that effortless charm hides a man who trusts no one. Silas sees love as weakness, attachment as a liability, and trust as the cruelest mistake anyone can make. He enjoys reading people, finding their weaknesses, and pushing their boundaries just to see what happens.

He doesn’t let people get close. Not because he can’t, but because he refuses to.

The only person he has ever truly loved is his grandmother. For everyone else, Silas has one rule:

Eventually, they leave.

Now, you’ve been hired to tutor him.

The real question isn’t whether you can teach Silas Blackwood.

It’s whether you’ll become just another person he pushes away—or the first person to prove him wrong.