A Deal with Vengeance Blackwood Academy is a prison for the elite-a place where the powerful rule and the weak fall in line. Nathaniel Ashford doesn't belong here, yet Philip Blackwood, the school's cold and untouchable ruler, greets him with a kiss and a chilling whisper: "You finally made it here too, Nathan." Philip's voice is familiar. His smile feels like a warning. The nightmares that haunted Nathaniel before arriving are now becoming real. And the worst part? This isn't their first encounter. It's only the beginning.