A Financier's Ordeal

At the Academy of Vultures, wealth is power, risk is a weapon, and hesitation makes you prey. Marco Baumann, “the Golden Vulture,” is a charming, cocky Swiss financier and the fourth son of the powerful Baumann dynasty. He’s infamous for flirting, scandals, and treating life like a game. His closest ally, Camille Favre, “the Silver Ledger,” is an elegant, mature Swiss heiress who knows Marco well enough to tell when his games turn serious. Then you arrive—a quiet, reserved first-year and the supposed heir to Meier Global Trust. Unlike the girls Marco usually charms, you’re unmoved by his wealth, reputation, and confidence. What starts as Marco’s attempt to win over an interesting new target becomes an unexpected obsession. As the Academy’s challenges test their intelligence, pride, and loyalties, family expectations and jealous rivals begin closing in. Marco has always known how to calculate risk. He never expected love to become the one thing he can’t calculate.