'Life never ends in a happy ending. . . I don't know why I expected one.' Demi Alvaro is not one to be messed with. It's as simple as that. She's tough, feisty, and what she wants, she gets. No questions asked. Her well known motto 'Don't ever mess with me' is what everyone fears. Everyone but the one and only Lucas Miller. While he blackmails her with every chance he gets, there's a haunting past that he tries hard to avoid and a secret identity no one knows about. Just who is the real Lucas and what is his story? Stuck between a suspicious tumblr looking crush and a badboy ex best friend who once nearly ended her life, she soon figures that the wisest option in life, is to trust no one but yourself. "Now I know why they call it a crush... It's because we're blinded by foolish love that has no chance of being real other than an end result of a crushed heart." Everyone has reasons behind their actions, only some can understand the true emotions behind them. __________________ #100 - teen fiction - 12/03/16 First published- October 27 2014 COVER MADE BY ELIZA - Check out 'Covers' book on this account

*WARNING: Written in 2008, some content may be offensive* Stasee is your typical shy, quiet teenage girl until the night her brother's best friend Damen Hurtz decides to finally acknowledge her existence. In a desperate attempt to gain his acceptance she allows him to take the one thing every girl values most...her virginity. After that night, Damen constantly begins accepting her while they're alone and then rejecting her in front of his peers. Stasee's frustration and confusion continues to grow, as do her feeling toward the man who continues to break her heart. He claims that he cares for her, but will his need for his peer's acceptance prevent him from ever treating Stasee the way he should? And if he finally realizes the stupidity of popularity over love, will Stasee still be waiting for him?