He claimed me as his. That's what he did. The first time he saw me, I was his property. That's what he told me. I was no longer a free woman. I was no longer an in-depended woman who lived her own life and made her own decisions. I was ruled by him. From the moment he laid eyes on me, I was his. I belonged to him. I belonged to Xavier De Laurentis.

Sage had no choice but to break up with her boyfriend Rick after he assaulted her. She gets a job as a waitress and meets Ryder, a gang leader that she went to school with before she was homeschooled. When Sage finds out she's pregnant (with Rick's baby), she fears losing Ryder. But how is she supposed to hide that from him? As they grow closer, it becomes harder for Sage to hide the truth, especially when Ryder confesses that he loves her. Will her pregnancy destroy their relationship? Or will Ryder be her savior? But... what if Rick finds out?

Bea Callaway becomes pregnant at nineteen, throwing away her parents dream of her attending a top notch university. Her parents give her the option to stay if she does what they say. Without even thinking twice, she moves in with her best friend while she figures things out. Her life once felt perfect and planned, living life on a whim is new to her. #2 in teenfiction #3 in romance