WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Adrift after a failed suicide attempt, golden boy Everest can't find anything worth living for - until he meets Beverly, a loner determined to prove him wrong. ***** For a boy who seemed to have it all - wealth, good looks, popularity, a wide circle of friends - Everest Finley becomes the ultimate social outcast after failing to take his own life. Dejected and alone, he starts his last year of high school by acting out, determined to ruin his golden boy reputation after his best friend and girlfriend both turn on him. But to his surprise, resident loner Beverly Davis reaches out and tries to befriend him. Ever the optimistic, her empathy and persistence eventually convinces him to spend time with her, and the two slowly bond over their complicated family lives and a love of singing. But even as their budding friendship begins to hint at something more, Everest continues to struggle with depression and unhappiness. Can a simple pact between the two truly encourage him to find something worth living for? Content and/or Trigger Warning: this story contains mentions and descriptions of depression and self harm. -SKY

Nariah Williams always work for what she wanted. She never had anything handed to her on a silver platter. Her past relationships weren't the absolute best, they all ending up cheating on her with her friend or ended violent. So she gave up trying to find love. Valerio De Rege is one of the most powerful men in the country. How? Nobody knows. Why? Only a few knew but didn't live long to tell it. Valerio isn't like most rich men that started rich, no he had to work for his and for his family. He doesn't believe in love because of his bad experience and he saw where it had got his mother. What will happen when the two strong minded people meet? Will they learn to forgive and forget? Will they get past the bumps? ~I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THESE PICTURES. I WOULD LIKE IF YOU DO NOT COPY MY BOOK. Please do not copy.~