Connor blames Elara’s mother for his sister's death and initially plans to kidnap and torture Elara as retribution. The Twist:
Jarek’s hand brushed Ana’s. This time there was no burning certainty, no algorithms dictating the pulse. Instead there was a slow, deliberate pressure — an offering. Ana took it. She did not bind herself to him like a stitched seam; she did not dissolve into him. She chose to stay, to be present with the memory of being left and the memory of being saved. Mated In Chaos- The Broken Mate
A mysterious, "broken" man and the only one of his kind. He becomes Elara’s protector and a secondary love interest. Core Themes and Tropes Connor blames Elara’s mother for his sister's death