They say New York City chews up kids like her and spits them out. Aurelia "Lia" Jackson is just another face in the crowd-too sharp for her own good, too angry to stay out of trouble. She's the kind of girl who fights first and asks questions never. The cops know her by name. The bruises are always explained away. No one looks too closely. But when Lia crosses paths with a billionaire in a metal suit and a soldier out of time, everything starts to change. Secrets she's spent years burying threaten to rise to the surface. And in a world of heroes and monsters, she'll have to decide what kind of person she's going to be-before someone makes that choice for her. Some things are better left unearthed.

- ᴀ ᴅʀᴀᴄᴏ ᴍᴀʟғᴏʏ ғᴀɴғɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ Draco lifts his head up, shooting a glance towards his left to the witch staring shamelessly at him, his pale eyes settling on her, grunting irritably, "Do you ever mind your own business?" Oonagh pondered silently, tucking loose strands of her chocolatey waves behind her ear, surprising the Slytherin when she answers honestly, "Not often, no. Would you like me to?" 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 ᴅʀᴀᴄᴏ ᴍᴀʟғᴏʏ ʀᴇғᴜsᴇs ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʜɪs ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ʟᴏᴜᴅ, ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʜᴇ ᴄʀᴏssᴇs ᴘᴀᴛʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴏɴᴀɢʜ ᴏ'ᴄᴏɴɴᴏʀ. ✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧ (This story may include mature content and emotional triggers that could cause distress towards the reader)

book 3 of 4 have you ever hated someone so badly you just wanted to shoot them dead? yeah, well, be careful what you fucking wish for. let's get one thing straight, when bianca prescott wrote up that hit list, she never intended on actually murdering anyone. sure, she wished it once or twice. okay, total lie, it was definitely more than that. so yeah, maybe she never wanted anyone to die that day on the boat but make no mistake, she is a killer. a murderer, no matter how beloved. there comes a time where no costume can conceal what you don't want to see. sooner or later, the clothes come off, the makeup washes away and the real you emerges. your secrets, your sins, your truths, your lies and bianca was concealing the worst of them all. the world may be a stage, but in the outer banks, the play doesn't matter. it's all in the execution. 𝗷𝗷 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘅 𝗳𝗲𝗺!𝗼𝗰