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

A dark, modern fairytale with a touch of burlesque, magic and mischief.

❝Call me Lolita, kiss me hard, ruffle my feathers - I'm your little angel.❞ Dama Helyon has a thing for older men. You could call her a tease. Maybe even a nymphet. Declan Hawke knows that, as a teacher, you shouldn't have such vivid thoughts about a student at your school. But he can't help himself, defenseless against the looks she gives him as she pulls on a strand of her hair or runs her tongue over the length of a heart-shaped sucker. With her candy red lips and short dress, she might just get them both in trouble.

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