He broke the silence-and everything changed.

Nate's favorite pastime? Testing boundaries. The quieter the room, the louder his mischief. But the academic wing of the library isn't just any quiet space-it's her domain.

Ms. Marlowe doesn't shout. She doesn't threaten. She just imposes discipline-with clinical precision and unnerving calm. Her protocol isn't punishment. It's reprogramming. And Nate? He's her next case study.

One mistake earns him a choice: surrender to the library's obscure behavioral correction rules-or lose everything.

No touching. No speaking. No control. Not unless she allows it.

Enter the protocol. Lose your pride. Obedience is the only way out.