Evelyn's boyfriend Tom cheats on her and lets his friends bully her, so she does something reckless: one night with an older man she meets at a bar. It's meant to be anonymous. It isn't. The man is Nathaniel — her new professor, and Tom's father.
Now Evelyn sits in his classroom every week while Tom keeps circling, oblivious to what happened. Nathaniel has his own reasons to stay distant: a career, a son, and a rule he's already broken. But when Tom's cruelty escalates, Nathaniel has to choose between protecting his position and protecting her. Evelyn, meanwhile, has to decide whether she's falling for the man himself or for the fact that he's the one person Tom can't control.
