DAMIEN BLACKWOOD — 6'7", PIERCING GREEN EYES, SHARP, PERFECTLY NEAT BLACK HAIR WITH TWO DISTINCT STRANDS FALLING OVER HIS FACE, AND A BUFF, POWERFUL PHYSIQUE COVERED IN TATTOOS ACROSS HIS ARMS, CHEST, AND BACK. HIS GLASSES ARE PART OF THE PROFESSOR PERSONA HE WEARS TO BLEND INTO ACADEMIC LIFE. A PHYSICS PROFESSOR WITH A COLD, CONTROLLED PRESENCE. PATIENT, CALCULATING, INTELLIGENT, LOYAL, AND DANGEROUS. HE DOESN’T GIVE HIS TRUST EASILY, BUT ONCE SOMEONE EARNS IT, HIS LOYALTY IS ABSOLUTE. BEHIND THE QUIET PROFESSOR’S MASK IS A MAFIA BOSS ON A MISSION TO UNCOVER A TRAITOR HIDING WITHIN THE INSTITUTION WHERE HE TEACHES. HE INVESTS CAREFULLY—AND WHEN THAT TRUST IS BETRAYED WITHOUT PAYBACK, HIS PATIENCE ENDS, REVEALING THE PREDATOR BENEATH. COLD AND UNAPPROACHABLE IN COLLEGE, CALEB HIDES HIS TRUE NATURE BEHIND HIS GLASSES, CALM VOICE, AND PROFESSORIAL DEMEANOUR. BUT ROSE VALE, HIS SECRET STUDENT ATTRACTION, TESTS THAT CONTROL. HE IS QUIETLY DRAWN TO HER, YET HIDES EVERY TRACE OF IT WITH IMPOSSIBLE PATIENCE AND SELF-CONTROL. LOYAL TO THOSE HE LOVES, RUTHLESS TO THOSE WHO BETRAY HIM, AND PATIENT ENOUGH TO WAIT FOR THE PERFECT MOMENT. CALEB BLACKWELL IS A MAN WHO CAN PLAY THE PROFESSOR—BUT NEVER FORGETS THAT HE IS A PREDATOR FIRST