Dancing with the Dark

Connor doesn't believe in redemption. Not after what he's done. Not after what he's lost. Back in Cedar Springs, Connor lives in the shadows, doing the kind of work no one talks about-the kind that leaves blood on your hands and guilt carved into your soul. Justice, revenge... the line stopped mattering a long time ago. Then there's Aria. He watched her grow up. Now she watches him. Everywhere Connor goes, he feels her gaze-curious, intense, impossible to ignore. Aria isn't afraid of the darkness surrounding him. If anything, she's drawn to it. Fascinated. Obsessed. Connor thinks it's harmless. A crush. A game. Something he can ignore. Until the night she ends up in his arms for a dance, and one touch is enough to change everything. The chemistry between them ignites like a match in gasoline, turning a dangerous curiosity into something far more forbidden. Connor knows he should walk away. Aria knows she won't let him. Because some obsessions don't fade-they consume. And when desire collides with guilt, secrets, and the darkness Connor carries inside him, the line between right and wrong disappears.