In their wake is chaos and destruction, something she could no longer risk. The bad boy across the hall tests her resolve. Those hazel eyes piercing her, as though they can read her mind. That gentle smile as he interacts with her son. Dax awakens something in her that she's never felt before. Dax is determined to earn back the respect he lost for himself years ago and create a future he can be proud of. He's spent his life breaking rules and now he has a rigid set of rules to live by. Nothing like the women from his past, everything about Ava from her adorable son to the paint constantly covering her hands reminds him why he needs to focus. He knows the look in her eyes, he fights the urge to give in to that look. He doesn't deserve it, at least not yet.