Emma has no idea what she's gotten herself into. Her roommate, Sarah, has somehow convinced her to sign up for an impossible Econ class and she soon realizes she's in over her head. The class is being taught by young, stoic billionaire, Jude Wilder, and rumors soon start to swirl around campus about his reason for being there. He's renowned for his private and mysterious life but somehow word has leaked that he's scouting for a protege. The class quickly fills to capacity with the school's best and brightest, all vying for his attention and a chance at the apprenticeship of a lifetime. But after an embarrassing first encounter, Emma lets her insecurities and neuroticism take over. She works up the steam to confront Mr. Wilder and drop the class but when he reveals his true intentions, her entire life will change. He is looking for a protege but it has nothing to do with economics. He's looking to train a submissive. Emma follows him down the dark rabbit hole and into the world of wealth and whips.