Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.

LAST 15 CHAPTERS WERE REMOVED DUE TO PUBLISHING REASONS. You can find the full book on amazon on March 30th 2020. Highest ranking in Teen Fiction #1 Completed Editing placed on hold until further notice She was broken So she moved away Until one day she returned Having to face the person who hurt her Making her past rise from the ground once more Making Tyler's feelings return once again Making her trapped in his presence And making her his Gem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you hold something dear to your heart, you try to treasure it as if it was gold. For it is too valuable to lose. And when you protect it with all your might, it then becomes your treasure. Your gem. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ // amazing trailer by~~~ LotteHolder\\ //amazing cover by~~~ XThepineappleGirlX\\