It's been twelve long years since professor Luc Marchand's life was shattered by a former student. Forced out of academia, he's walled off his heart and his career. He's been warned about his beautiful new student and her powerful family—but the more he sees her, the more powerless he becomes to resist her. When her ex decides he wants her back, she and Luc hatch a plan to gain her freedom once and for all. But Luc has a few secrets of his own ... secrets that ignite a high-stakes scandal neither of them sees coming. As the noose of her former life tightens around her, can Luc salvage their love ... and help her escape?