"Bikes, so many bikes. They are so loud and when they all leave, the walls of the old warehouse shake. Sometimes I fear they will break away. They haven't yet, but it still worries me. I stand over the large 6 burner stove cooking multiple large pots of food. The 3 ovens are working over time as soon as something comes out another thing goes in. It's only myself and Cherry everyday working inside this room. Sometimes I wish I smoked so I could go outside for a break but they gross me out and I could never do that." 🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍 Just before her 18th birthday Sang Sorenson was given away to cover her fathers debt. She always thought she would live a quiet lonely life once she escaped her family. Yet life very rarely works out the way we plan it. 🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍 This is a short story! I own none of the original characters from C.L Stones books. My muse has been quiet and now she is screaming. I'm hoping this will get me out of my funk and I'll be back to finish my other stories soon. I will try to update this daily since it will be short, yet I will try to make the chapters as long as possible. 😄😄😄😄 *MATURE LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT*

This is now an original story published on Amazon under the name The Duet Dilemma by Maggie Evans. ♥

Graphic mature parts of I should have known better

Owen and the rest of the ghost bird boys are what we call, in the society of the Solexion, soul connections. Sang is their soul center, who was taken from their world at birth by vindictive humans. Not knowing the truth of her identity, nor the reason for the strange marking over her heart, or the power she holds on the Earth, she remains in terrifying homes and hides. She hides her smile, her laugh, her heart, her voice, and most of all she hides her strange gifts. On her 18th birthday, strange things begin to happen, and the only world she's ever known is rocked off its axis when nine strangers appear and take her breath away, as well as her heart. I do not own any of these characters, the GB and SB boys and girls belong to C. L. Stone entirely. Everything else comes straight from my own brain.

Legend says there's a taxi cab that doesn't take you where you want to go but where you need to. Sang only wishes for a few nights of freedom to help her last until she moves out for college. What she wants is a normal summer experience. What she gets is her home, her family. **Sang and all other Academy things are property of CL Stone. I have no right to anything related to her and her books. This is just simple fan fiction.**

Since she was eight years old, Sang has been living with an abusive family that's hated her. When they move to South Carolina, she finally gets the courage to run away - but at what cost? Note: All primary characters portrayed are those of CL Stone, author of The Academy series. I'm receiving no financial gains from this, nor will any be sought. Some scene settings/dialogue can be found in her first novel, but the primary arc of the story is my own. Photo credit: "Dark Clouds Approaching" by Benson Kua/Flickr

"Just one night." Sang said looking in the mirror. "Just one night." Gabriel said looking at my friends. He smirks, "rite of passage man." Just one night. Everyone agreed. Just one night, turned into so much more after Gabriel Coleman's 21st birthday bash. The birthday bash that he had told Luke Taylor to help him find a one night stand. The one where he would get black out drunk and have no regrets in the morning. Just one night for Sang Sorenson turned into so much more when a month later she didn't get her period, and the next, and the next. She only slept with one guy. One guy that entire damn two month period because of her "dry spell", yeah if you can call going to school with a double major and double minor with a slight chance of being classified as a "genius" to your friends dry. More like busy and intimidating to any potential male suitors around her. She was graduating in 3 months! She had worked damn hard and now, now she is pregnant. Gabe doesn't know. Sang let it go. She's fine on her own, has been her entire messed up life. So what happens when years later Sang meets the notorious Blackbourne Team? When she comes face to face with the father of her child who barely remembers the girl he slept with that night, besides those eyes and that hair. Fuck that god-damned hair. "Meanie?" "Trouble?" And from there--it spirals.

Book 1 of the Academy Crossover Series Based on C.L. Stone's Academy, Ghostbird series and The Selection Series by Kiera Cass. I own nothing recognizable. Sang Sorenson doesn't fit in anywhere. At least, not anywhere in decent society. She's an 8 in a social caste system that only consists of 8 levels. She was abandoned when she was a toddler and it was only the grace of those around her, who took her in and ensured that she survived. But it's been 14 years at the mercy of those who would rather she wasn't around and her support system is in ruins. She has absolutely nothing to lose. The queen of the land has decided it's time for her son, 16 year-old Victor Morgan, to choose his bride from a wide selection of young ladies in the land. It's the only way to unite those that would revolt against the tyrannical rule of the king. So of course, the girls must submit an application and they would be randomly selected to move into the palace so that Prince Victor can choose his Princess. Who will he choose? And what roles will his most trusted staff play in finding the one meant to help him rule the land? Will there be a revolution? Can they stop the tides of change that threaten their way of life and the peace that has reigned for hundreds of years?

City girl Frederica (Freddie) Ford is moving to a new town. Unlike her siblings, she is ready for the change. Fresh air, new adventures, it all sounds pretty good to Freddie. Navigating a new school and dodging the "it crowd", which includes her twin siblings, is a challenge - but Freddie's not afraid. That is until she starts to notice something strange. People are different here in Steepford and it seems that people are changing, right in front of her. When the strangeness starts to hit home, Freddie decides to find out what exactly is happening in Steepford. Turning to her new friends, the only guys in town that actually "notice" her, they decide that Freddie is on to something and they vow to help her find the truth. However, the truth may be bigger than any of them could imagine. Can they get to the bottom of the mystery and navigate their growing feelings for each other? The clock is ticking, who knows who will be the next victim? **Note this is an original story with a #whychoose theme. That means the girl gets the guy and the guy and the guy... you get the picture. If this offends you, turn back now... if not, please enjoy my story set in the "fictional" town of Steepford 😏

Sang Sorenson, formerly a shy girl from Charleston, South Carolina. Now? She's Ava, a bubbly singer who took the world by storm. Years after the Academy meddled with their relationship, Sang has finally returned to Charleston. But the question is, were the boys still there? Were they safe after what happened? Are they happy?