* C U R R E N T L Y E D I T I N G & R E W R I T I N G * BOOK 1 - THE LOMBARDI SERIES L I L Y At the tender age of twelve, Lily has never seen the world beyond the tiny window of her bedroom. She's never known love, or comfort, or care. Growing up with abusive parents and an older brother who seemingly could care less if she lives or dies, she's only ever had herself to rely on in order to keep her from breaking. At least, that was the case. When her family decides to move from California to New York, Lily finds everything she's only ever dreamt of. Friends, happiness... family? What happens when Lily meets the Lombardi brothers and finds out her entire life has been a lie? - T R I G G E R W A R N I N G this story contains; abuse, self-harm, anxiety, drugs, mental illness, mature scenes (SA), forbidden romance and panic attacks. there will be trigger warnings at the top of each chapter. - BOOK ONE OF THE LOMBARDI SERIES. • Book 2 - IF I STAY - Leo (complete) • Book 3 - BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME - Jack (ongoing) - 1 in #Care 1 in #Help 1 in #Bambino 1 in #LongLostSiblings 1 in #BabySister 1 in #Reunited 1 in #Saving 1 in #Friends 1 in #Childhood 1 in #Anxiety 2 in #Secrets 2 in #LittleSister 2 in #Abused 3 in #OlderBrothers 3 in #Family 6 in #Brothers 6 in #Twins - S T A R T E D - 2O|12|2O21 C O M P L E T E D - 4|O4|2O22 - C O P Y R I G H T ALL RIGHTS RESERVED @shanlivx

12 year old Cassie Rolands is a shy, quiet, and gentle girl just trying to get through the year. Her best friends are the complete opposite. Loud, social, and chaotic. What happens when a sleep over goes wrong? Kidnapped during a deadly home invasion, the kids are held captive in a shipping container being hauled a crossed the country. If her once cheerful, happy friends are weak and vulnerable, can Cassie take the lead and get them to safety? Could three young kids survive in the wildness, especially in unknown terrain? Even while being hunted by their captors? 𝙉𝙊𝙏𝙄𝘾𝙀- 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙗𝙮 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚! 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙨 𝘿𝙊 𝙉𝙊𝙏 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙨. (Story is still under development and is not yet completed, however it is updated frequently.) 𝐓𝐖- 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄, 𝐀𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐄, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝙰 𝙱𝟷𝙰𝙲𝙺𝙱𝙴𝙰𝚁 𝚂𝚃𝙾𝚁𝚈

WARNING: Contains violence, strong language, different types of abuse, and neglect. Light filtered through the dusty window, sending patterns across the walls. Cobwebs seem to shake against the screams from above. A denim-styled backpack rested at the bottom of the stairs, its contents gutted and scattered throughout the staircase. A black composition notebook lied openly on the wooden steps, the sun shimmering on an open page. VOCAB: 𝘔𝘪𝘴.𝘦𝘳.𝘺: 𝘈 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺. 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘯: 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘺. 𝘕𝘦.𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵: 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺. 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥: 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭;𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥. 𝘈.𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦: 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘚𝘪𝘤𝘬: (𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯) 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘶𝘯𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴. 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘵.𝘺: 𝘜𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦'𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦. 𝘔𝘦𝘳.𝘤𝘦.𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴: S̶h̶o̶w̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶n̶o̶ ̶m̶e̶r̶c̶y̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶p̶i̶t̶y̶.̶. 𝘔𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. ________________________________ Message me for more graphics.