Seventeen-year-old Tori Valentine thought surviving her abusive home life would be the hardest thing she'd ever have to do. Then she met Elijah. What started as an unexpected friendship quickly became something neither of them could ignore. For the first time in years, Tori felt safe. Seen. Loved. But when old secrets begin resurfacing and the people around her start disappearing, Tori finds herself caught in a dangerous web of lies, betrayal, and buried truths that were never meant to come to light. The deeper she digs, the more she realizes that everyone is hiding something-including the boy she's falling for. As enemies close in and the line between friend and foe begins to blur, Tori must decide who she can trust before it's too late. Because some secrets don't stay buried. And some people will kill to keep them hidden. A story of love, loss, betrayal, and the lengths we go to protect the people who own our hearts.

[UNDER RECONSTRUCTION] Highest Ranking #1 Teenstories "Get your hands off me!" He smirked and leaned closer to my face. "Why should I?" "Because I said so you idiot!" All while trying to get my hand free to punch him. "Now baby girl that wasn't so nice now was it?". He said while fake pouting. "Do I look like I care jerk?" He smirked again. "It looks like we're gonna have to silence that mouth of yours." "How-" My response was cut short due to the fact that his lips were on mine. He freaking kissed me! And I liked it! .... Allisandra Harriet was just a fairly normal 17 year old girl trying to live a fairly normal life, but who is she kidding, her life could never be normal. Filled with drama, lies, heartbreak and most of all sarcasm. When she meets Lee all that follows him is more drama and trouble. But will she eventually see past that? Or will his past affect everything he's built? Le'Mario Grant isn't your typical 18 year old bad boy. Yea, he doesn't smoke or drink and all the other bad boy stuff but he's also insanely rich. He walks around with the bad boy act and the stoic facade but when something happens, will he actually give up his bad habits and player ways? Or is it too much for him to just change? When his eyes finally land on Allisandra, he realizes she just might be the girl that can tame him, but can he fight his way through all her sarcasm and rejection and into her heart? She is a challenge he's willing to take. Or will his past come back to affect his life? Find out more inside! A/N: Please don't judge this book by it's cover:)