TW: Social Anxiety, Sexual Assault, Domestic Abuse. After escaping from his abusive father, Mitchell Anderson has to keep a low profile in a new town in order to not get caught. But when he catches the eye of the most popular boy at school who seems hell-bent on making Mitchell his, Mitchell has to decide whether it's time for him to face love head on and fight for his happiness, or give in to his traumatic past that is certainly catching up. Ethan Knowles didn't think the new guy at school was the one to finally make him fall in love. It happened quicker than Ethan could even pause to take a breath. He would go to the ends of the world to make Mitchell his boyfriend, but when the boy's past catches up with them, Ethan is put between a rock and a hard place. Can these two overcome the challenges set before them or will they give up on their love?

"is this a joke?" "No! Why would you think it was!" He says looking at me confused. "Because you're you and I'm me." I say like that would explain everything. "So that doesn't matter" he says and starts to lean a little closer to me. I stand up and take a couple steps back. "Yes it does" I yell at him. "Someone like you wouldn't like someone like me" Book 1 in the 'Why' series Highest Ranking: #53 in abuse *this is my first story so there is probably a lot of mistakes*

Now a digital pilot for SYFY The Society knows when we're going to die. They imprint it on our arms at birth. I was supposed to die yesterday. I'm the girl who's Expired. Winner of the 2020 Readers Choice Awards Cover by @Forcade