WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AMBITION COLLIDES WITH ATTRACTION? Zarina Immani came to this university to change the world, not to be distracted by it. Brilliant, driven, and building something real back home, she has no room for complications—especially not in the form of a professor who sees too much and says too little. Joshua McIntyre built his career on discipline and boundaries. He knows better than to cross lines that can't be uncrossed. But some connections don't ask for permission. Some stories refuse to follow the rules. And some hearts have a way of finding what they secretly want.