"You know, any girl would kill to be able to stand this close to me." He whispered in my ear as we walked side by side up to our street. His bright blue eyes piercing at the side of my face. I force myself not to stare back at him with my brown ones. I look down at the ground and at the corner of my eye I see him reaching for my hand. I pull away even though I know I'll regret it. "Don't flatter yourself." I walk ahead quickening my pace. I look back and see he's trying to catch back up to me... *** ** * Meet Cassandra Marie Worthington or 'Cassie' for short. She's sarcastic, a drama queen, and she speaks her mind no matter what. She has long, light brown hair and light brown eyes to match. She's only 5'4 of height and she only weighs about 105 pounds. Meet Brent Rivers. He's rude, self centered, sarcastic, and he has a short temper. He has dark brown hair and bright blue eyes. He's around 6'2 and he weighs 175 pounds. Brent's just the boy next door who makes life a little complicated with Cassie. Every time there around each other, both of their hearts skip a beat. Is she falling for the right guy? The player? The bad boy? The jerk? Or is she falling for someone else? Her favorite person? Her best friend? The boy she knew her whole life? .... Max? *** ** * Cassie's the head cheerleader, the volley ball captain, and lastly the best player on her softball team. She's very athletic and very fit. Brent's the new kid in town. He's a boxer and a football player (American football). He gets everyone to like him in less then a day at his new school. He's fits in with the popular kids but falls for the girl next door. *** ** *

I stroke her hair and whisper "cry and let it all out, don't bottle it up." As these words leave my mouth I can feel her body start shaking, seconds later she is crying. Clutching my shirt and crying like the whole universe is coming to an end, like her world has toppled down. She is in pain, and her pain is damn deep. But before anything else happens, she backs away, leaving my body cold and in need for her. She wipes her tears with the back of her hand and speaks, the letters heavy on her throat "I don't need you, I hate you." Her words stab me a hundred times, I wish I had died before hearing these words come out of her mouth. It is like getting run over by a truck but worse. Like getting hit with a lightning but worse. She walks away from me, and goes looking for Doruk. I watch as she finds him and leads him to the car. I don't just stop here, I move. I go toward my car and follow them. There is no going back. She'll be mine. (Sequel to In My Blood)

In a moment of anger , you could say and do things you've never thought you would , so when eighteen year old Suzen leaves her house though she knows she might become homeless , trouble starts pushing itself toward her . Heartbreak, betrayal , fights , and an unfamiliar illness . and who's this gorgeous stranger whom she gets to meet ? With her life jumping up and down in front of her eyes , will she be able to stand on her legs and find her way through ? Will her life turn the way she wishes it would? And will she ever be able to find her lost father ?