[BOOK 2] [ONGOING] ❝if you were to describe yourself in one word, what would it be?❞ five years ago she was a quiet, insecure girl. however, five years later she is confident, fierce, and had a multi-billionaire company under her name. they say time changes a person immensely which can be for the good or bad. to her this wasn't change. it was finding her true self and understanding her worth. she found happiness within herself. until one event. five years ago, he had it all. five years later, he is more broken apart from the circumstances that played out. he might of had fame, money, and a mafia business under his name but deep down he was broken. his happiness disappear five years ago that took his heart with her. without her, he's incomplete. he tries to talk to her and she puts him in his place immediately. ❝yours.❞

Atlas Grove, once a dancer with dreams of dancing under the stars, now lives petrified in the shadows of abuse. To escape her living nightmare she must keep her head down and work hard, being her senior year this is her last chance to get out. Although things don't always go to plan as she comes to lean when the brooding Blaze Beckett storms into her life, bringing more mystery and turmoil than she wished for. Blaze Beckett is the most popular guy at East Meadow High, but no one really knows who he is. The school's star Quarterback is also the school's star mystery, left marked by his past his obnoxiousness walks the halls with dominating power. Underneath the hard demeanour lies a world of pain, constantly looking over his shoulder waiting for his past to catch up and tear everything from him. Fights and Football are his thing. Bruises and Ballet are hers. When the polar opposites are paired together on a wellbeing project, could they find they have more in common than they think? Both conceal emotions that are only freed when on the field or standing at the barre but when they start bringing each other's shadows to the surface, will it be too much to balance? *Contains mature language and themes some may find distressing

I cower away from him, folding in on myself when he looms over me, water cascading down his neck and over his chest. I cover my hands over my most intimate areas but he just glares down at me. He snatches my hands away so he can fully see me. "You've made the mistake of letting me touch you on the roof that night. Now you're well and truly f**ked, baby." I know then that I truly am. *** I was just suppose to go to college. I was just suppose to make a few friends and get out of my shell. I was just suppose to got to class and get good grades. I was never suppose to meet him because since him, my whole world has f**cking flipped on its axis. *** This is a semi dark college new adult romance that contains numerous triggers (see further in authors note) viewers discretion is advised (18+) Best rankings; #1 in Dark Romance 🏅 22/4/21 #1 in Scholar 🏅 21/10/21 - Present

love /lʌv/ 1. an intense feeling of deep affection.