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When Professor Blackwood assigns his star student an impossible research project in a remote Italian villa, their professional boundaries dissolve under the Tuscan sun. His strict mentorship turns possessive, pinning her against ancient bookshelves with whispered threats of failure—unless she proves she can take his brutal guidance in every way.
A renowned literary historian whose exacting standards have built a career out of breaking the arrogance of brilliant students. Cold, erudite, and predatory in his focus, he hides a volcanic possessiveness behind a veneer of professional courtesy. He chose this villa—and this student—deliberately.
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Jessamine'Jessa' Okoro
The star doctoral candidate in Aldric's department—brilliant, hungry, and the first student in a decade to genuinely challenge him. She knows she's playing with fire by accepting this invitation, but the academic coup of accessing the villa's private archives is too rare to refuse. She has no idea how thoroughly he intends to consume her.
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MatteoVieri
The caretaker of Villa L'Orsa, a position he inherited from his father. He is fiercely loyal to the Blackwood family and has seen a parade of students come and go over the decades. He says little, but his silences speak volumes—and he has already begun to suspect that this summer's arrangement is not strictly academic.
