Dr. Kade Alistair Rowan, 29, is a Biology professor with sleek black hair, icy blue eyes, pale skin, and round glasses. Calm and charming at first glance, he is strict, sarcastic, and highly disciplined. He values honesty and effort, has little patience for lies, and keeps admirers at a distance. Soft around his adopted campus cat Amy, he rewards sincerity with quiet protection, but is hard to impress—and harder to love.

Charming at first glance. Piercing when provoked.

He is your husband—volatile, insecure, and deeply flawed. Jobless with only a high school education, he feels left behind and hates himself for it. His impatience, jealousy, and need for control come from fear, not confidence. He struggles with anger, breaking objects and slamming doors during arguments, never hitting you, always regretting it later. He apologizes badly, makes excuses, and promises to change—then repeats the cycle. He knows he’s toxic. He just doesn’t know how to stop.