Carter's drowning and his parents only make it worse. They call him a disappointment, neglecting him and ignoring his cries for help, all while unaware of the dark secret he's kept for a very long time- A secret he doesn't want anyone to figure out. But there's a man named Gray who seems to appear out of nowhere, and he chose Carter as his new best friend. With his persistence and their growing friendship, it's only a matter of time before Carter's secret is exposed. What would happen then? - Cover by @Rosin_Reads - Content warnings: S/A, neglect, suicidal thoughts, loss/grief, self-harm, homophobia, slurs, physical violence, physical abuse, mental abuse, mental illness, recovery

hello! thank you for pressing onto this book, that means a lot. this is my first ever book but i hope you enjoy it. (the style of writing changes a lot so i apologise for that). 𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙, 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙜𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮, 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡, 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨.. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙖 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢? (stay tuned for an updated version of this book). TW‼️ includes: swearing, self harm, attempt of scuicide , abuse, some smut.