Evan Parker knows better than to fall for Daniel Hayes. Older. Wealthy. Emotionally untouchable. And his best friend's father-the man who lets him stay after a housing disaster leaves him stranded. The rules should be simple: finish school, keep his distance, don't want what he can't have. But late-night conversations and quiet moments start turning dangerous fast. Because Daniel notices everything-the way Evan thinks, the way he laughs, the way he looks at him like none of the rules apply.
And Daniel is starting to look back. What begins as proximity turns into something neither of them can control. Not a crush. Not a mistake. Something far harder to walk away from.
Evan Parker knows better than to fall for Daniel Hayes. Older. Wealthy. Emotionally untouchable. And his best friend's father-the man who lets him stay after a housing disaster leaves him stranded. The rules should be simple: finish school, keep his distance, don't want what he can't have. But late-night conversations and quiet moments start turning dangerous fast. Because Daniel notices everything-the way Evan thinks, the way he laughs, the way he looks at him like none of the rules apply.
And Daniel is starting to look back. What begins as proximity turns into something neither of them can control. Not a crush. Not a mistake. Something far harder to walk away from.