❛❛You're now in the custody of your older brothers..❜❜ --- Life, for Alora Thompson was pretty normal until it wasn't. It all happened in a rush, too fast for her to grasp it. One moment she was living with her father in their old little townhouse in Texas, the next she was packing her bags to move to Manhattan with her older brothers. Older brothers that she did not even know existed! And honestly, even this would've been fine if it was all. What she didn't know was the huge pile of life threatening secrets that came along with this new family. Her brothers were hiding something, she could very well sense it. But what? And was it even worth finding out if it risked her life? --- Cover design made by myself Copyright ©2024 No part of this book may be reproduced or copied in any other language without the author's permission to do so.

❛❛If only you could see yourself the way we saw you, you wouldn't wonder why no one deserved your kindness..❜❜ ... Blue has been living in an orphanage as far as back she can remember, with mental and physical abuse, and a never leaving feeling of loneliness. She was put in foster care at the age of 8 and her foster parents have been mercilessly abusing her ever since. And the worst part? She feels like she deserves this. How could she expect love from anyone when her own parents had resented her just when she was a baby? Feeling lost in this sea of pain, she doesn't even blame anyone but herself. Her foster parents' abuse is just the part of the punishment of her worthless being. And now that her foster parents have forced her to work as a maid in a prestigious summer school, she has no choice but to do what she has been told. The first day, she saw The West Brothers walking down the hallways like they owned the place. Not even the slightest bit affected by their popularity as she noticed everyone swooning over them as if they were the last drops of water in a drought. As she looked at them while they walked by, she saw the youngest one to enter at last. Sweat began to rush down her temples as she rubbed her eyes to make sure what she saw was right. Was her mind playing tricks on her? Because he looked exactly like her . . . ***

The Global Sparks Academy, A virtual heaven to every pimple unmasked underneath thick layers of makeup, bad hair days, that knowledge loving nerd, whoever walks down the halls of this institution. A safe place where everyone and everything is accepted with open arms. That's what it said on the school's website. Quite the opposite if you ask me. Bullies everywhere, body shaming you and calling you names. Sex tapes getting leaked. Guys betting on who gets to fuck the 'hot chicks'. Teachers not giving a fuck about any of the shit happening around. Kids committing suicide. And the principle only caring about the fucking reputation of this damn school. I am Natalie. My parents thought it would be a great idea for me to attend this school for high school. And I did put on a happy face for past three years just to keep them happy. I thought I would continue it for one more year and then I'd be gone for college and never look back. I didn't mean for my clockwise life to start moving completely anti clockwise. And I definitely never meant to get into this shitty mess I've gotten myself into . . .