"I need you to be the put together one because I'm so fucked up. You've saved me." He whispers. "Carter, we saved each other." I mutter looking at him through my eyelashes. I lean into him, our lips not even an inch apart. "Sophia we shouldn't..." He looks hesitant. "Please, I need you." I almost started crying. "Please." I mutter one more time, my eyes begging for him. My body needing him. Sophia Carrington. She just moved from New York to California in search of a new life. When her life took a dark turn she's forced to leave everything behind. She just wants to finish her final year of high school, numb to the world, while learning to cope with the trauma she's endured. Carter Marquez. Newly single after being dumped by his girlfriend of two years. After losing his dad in a car accident he's fallen apart. The list of people he trusts is short, he hates letting people in. He's constantly trying to make up for his mistakes of the past, trying to find a new purpose in life. When the two of them collided, they instantly took a mutual disliking to each other. Misunderstandings and a dash of alcohol set a flame between them. Sophia hates the snarky remarks and stupid nicknames that leave his mouth. Carter thinks Sophia is just another trust fund brat. Soon their rivalry begins to dissolve and they learn that sharing the pain of their past can form connections they never thought to be possible. WARNING: This story contains mature topics such as sexual assault and drug addiction. Read with caution. Copyright © by lulustoriesss 2021

Sequel To New Beginnings Chase and Ava's first year of college together is going to be one heck of a ride. With a complete turn of events in their futures, they decide to stick back home and see how well life will be for them. New people, changes in their lives, and many more chances. Chase and Ava have been through it all together, but will college find them in a bad spot? Read to find out!

"Why can't you just understand he's not right for you!" Sawyer yelled frustrated. I breathed heavily, unsure of what to say. Sawyer got close to me and cupped my face searching for my eyes. "Say something." "I-I don't know what to say." "Tell me that i'm not the only one who feels this crazy spark whenever i'm near you." he said leaning closer. "You aren't. Everything is just so fucked up right now, I don't know what to think." "Then don't." Sawyer said closing the distance between him and I. *** After being accepted to her top choice of a college, Hunter finds herself in a sticky situation. The administrators put her in the boys dorm in which she meets the cocky, egocentric, but undeniably attractive Sawyer. Immediately after being placed in the dorm, she finds out Sawyer is her new roommate. Trust me when I say that they are not ecstatic about the idea. They bicker about almost everything and are completely different. Will these two end up getting along, or will they crash and burn? Read to find out.