Wes I lost my dream. My scholarship. My only choice was to start over, away from everything I knew and cared about. All because my loyalty was challenged. I was driven by anger and resentment toward the people I had once trusted with my life. Until I was almost run off the road. Kingsley This was not the plan. I wasn't supposed to stay. The course of my future changed one fateful afternoon. I ran into him: Weston Sheats-literally. For over a year, I remained in the shadows. The need for him to notice me, just once, made me step out of the dark. I swore I wouldn't let him get close, wouldn't get attached. I failed. An unexpected turn of events was the wake-up call I needed. I had to come clean. But would he accept my past? **AUTHOR'S NOTE Because of the Dark (BOTD) is an INTERCONNECTED standalone within The Dark Series. This series is intended for MATURE (18+) readers. BOTD is labeled dark due to the themes that may be considered TRIGGERS for some. Reader discretion is advised.