She knows how to survive. Trusting him is the dangerous part. Charlotte has spent years perfecting the art of staying hidden. Smart, observant, and careful, she keeps her world small and her heart even smaller. Christian is her best friend's older brother - the kind of guy people warn you about... and the kind you fall for anyway. For most of her life, she was background noise to him until one unexpected moment changes everything. The tension between them is unmistakable - but so are the secrets she keeps carefully hidden. Christian can't ignore the things that set her apart - her sharp wit, her unexpected humor, the quiet strength beneath her reserved exterior. She isn't like the girls who drift in and out of his world. She's thoughtful. Mysterious. Surprising in ways he never saw coming. And the closer he gets, Christian realizes her guarded nature isn't accidental. She's protecting something - and earning her trust won't come easily. For the first time, this isn't about the chase. It's about earning a place inside the walls she built to survive. AN EMOTIONAL NEW ADULT ROMANCE about love, healing, and learning to TRUST AGAIN.

Ash Mitchell is a 17 year old GIRL who deals with many mental health issues. With her mother taken away from her at a young age she went into a dark state. Not wanting to deal with her bullshit, her father sent her away to an academy on the other side of the world. This is where a love story begins. Or is it a story of pain and hardship? Read to find out more **** Warning: Some chapters contain self harming. Also this story contains mature language. There are also pictures that have to do with anorexia, self harming, and more. I will not put a warning for when I am going to put up a picture because the warning is right here. I don't want to see comments about how the pictures offended or disturbed you in anyway because I don't care. I gave you a heads up. If you do write a comment about it then I will just remind you of what I wrote here. If you write any hate about it then I will delete it. I'll only get mad if you write bad things about the illness that people actually go through. If you know you don't like that stuff then go read something else. Thank you.