Aiden is certainly the aggressor and I don't think a genuine "romance" is possible.
There is a literary trope where a domineering male figure pushes a woman physically and emotionally through barriers to "unlock" her "true self", and the woman ends up romantically/lustfully drawn to that domineering male figure. Once enough barriers have been breeched - that is, if you sexually harass and emotionally abuse a woman enough they will eventually become sexually pliant - can (and is often considered by the woman (in her thoughts expressed in literature through POV inner monologue)) a consensual relationship born out of genuine lust and passion (pun intended).
As far as I remember, there is a Polish film that is currently on the subject and is heavily discussed.
I'm not going to take sides with the man.
If Aiden wins, he will lead Sophia through school on a nose ring, his personal dancing bear.
I can only imagine real lust and passion with a total submission of Sophia. She should enjoy being out of control,
that every guy turns her on and that the students whisper behind her, "What a slut". But there is still Aiden.
Like any gang boss, he has to watch out for his reputation. A total slut by his side would harm him.
Qr L&P can tell the story in such a way that Aiden makes Sophia emotionally dependent, alienates her from her family,
and then sends her on the street as a whore. For me, that would be the sequence after completing 12 tasks.
Lust and passion and the resulting corruption only work for me if the person concerned remains in control, at least conceitedly. And Sophia is portrayed as too self-confident that she would indulge in illusions in this situation.
Who in the family would Sophia ask for help. Only one person would be possible for me, Patricia.