Dearreaderssss01
Six months ago, Maddie Howard lost everything.
After a devastating car accident took the lives of her parents and older sister, Maddie was left as the sole survivor, carrying scars that run far deeper than the ones on her skin. Now, she and her younger sister, Jackie, are being sent across the country to Colorado to live with their mother's college best friend, Katherine Walter, and her enormous family.
Maddie doesn't want a new family. She doesn't want a new home, a new school, or anyone asking questions about what happened. More than anything, she wants to get through the next two years without letting anyone see the parts of herself she's desperately trying to hide.
But the Walters are impossible to ignore. Between the chaos of living with so many kids, unfamiliar faces at school, and a certain boy who seems determined to get under her skin, Maddie's carefully built walls begin to crack.
She came to Colorado expecting to survive.
She never expected to find something worth staying for.
Psa- this fic will contain swearing, alcohol, graphic content and sexual content.
Also,
THIS IS A SLOW BURN, PEOPLE. I LOVE WRITING AGONIZINGLY SLOW BURNS WHERE THE TENSION BUILDS AND BUILDS UNTIL YOU'RE ALL YELLING AT ME TO JUST LET THEM GET TOGETHER ALREADY, I LOVE WRITING IT SM SUE ME. SO, JUST A LITTLE FYI BEFORE YOU START READING. PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR PAINFULLY SLOW PROGRESS, UNBEARABLE TENSION, AND ME REFUSING TO LET THESE CHARACTERS HAVE AN EASY TIME.