There’s only one man I will allow to know me. My mind, heart, and soul are my gifts to Mr. Carter. Levi I used to joke with my found family that I had daddy issues as a deflection from my problems. I didn’t want anyone to know that side of me. I had a classic case of it, keeping me from relating to young men my age. All because of my abusive father. At seventeen, I started college and developed an obsession with my advisor, Mr. Ashton Carter. He was everything I could ever want, and I knew deep down he could fulfill my needs that I couldn’t find with anyone else. But I was too young and had to wait until I turned eighteen and play my cards right. Would he want someone with my issues that no one else knew about other than my therapist? And I thought I left my past behind, only to discover that it's trying to claim me once more. Ash Levi Dawson was barely seventeen when he first came to me. His brilliant mind struggled to find direction, and I did my best to guide him. The more time we spent together the more he flirted. I knew he had developed feelings for me, but he was too young, and I could lose my job at the university if we acted on them. When I stumbled upon Levi as the victim of a brutal attack, I saved him. Since then, he has desperately clung to me. Could I hold back my growing feelings for the young man? He was too hard to resist. This is a student/advisor, college romance, daddy/boy, big age gap, mm romance. There are a lot of triggers in this book. CW: Abuse of a child, mentions of molestation/rape, homophobia, bullying, big age gap, co-dependency, Stockholm Syndrome, attempted rape, explicit language, violence, and sex. This book can be read as a standalone, but like any series, it's always appreciated more if read in order.