~Aria’s POV~
I never thought coming back home after that disastrous breakup would feel like stepping into a powder keg. My name's Aria, and at twenty-one, fresh out of my first year of college, I was a mess. Jake my now ex-boyfriend had cheated on me with half the sorority, leaving me shattered and questioning everything. So, when Mom suggested I crash at the house for the summer to 'regroup,' I didn't argue. Little did I know, the real storm was brewing right under our roof.
The house hadn't changed much, sprawling suburban two-story with a manicured lawn that screamed upper-middle-class perfection. Mom was still buzzing around like a social butterfly, planning her next charity event, while my stepdad, Landon, kept to himself in his architect's den.
Landon.
God, even thinking his na
