At a quiet high school ruled by routine, Theon Watson lives by discipline—at work and at home. Married with two children, he keeps his world carefully contained until Marlowee Blackwood, a charismatic first-year teacher, arrives fresh from college. Assigned to guide her, Theon finds himself drawn into a connection that blurs professional boundaries and unsettles his already fragile marriage. Whispers grow and restraint begins to fail. Both face consequences of crossing a line.