|| Featured FREE story with exclusive paid chapters - previously a paid story || When Haley discovers the truth behind Xavier, whose silence holds a deeper meaning, she sets her mind on making his life better one small step at a time. ***** Haley Rosamond is happy with her simple life, content under the wing of her father. Well-protected, she has no idea of the darkness surrounding Xavier Hunt, with his all-black attire and infrequent presence in school-accompanied by his bruises and scars. That is, until Haley catches a glimpse of Xavier's reality and is made to question everything she knows about family and life in general. The truth, she realizes, couldn't be more different from everything she has heard. Supported by her father, Haley sets her mind on helping Xavier any way she can, and what begins with tutoring sessions, free food, and random acts of kindness blooms into friendship and something a little more. But when Haley's admission into her dream college and another tragedy in Xavier's life threaten to undo everything she has worked for, Haley needs to decide if she'll stick by Xavier or simply be another person in his life that disappears. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston

"If this was published, I'd buy it" Rhi can have any guy she wants but she goes for the guy she has been friends with for years. Unluckily for her he is her best friends brother and Rhis brothers best friend.

"Can you hand me my water, sugar?" he asks with a huge stupid smile plastered across his face. I stutter out "D-don't you have legs?" I'm having trouble with my words due to his attractiveness. "Well, duh. But what fun would it be to use them when I could have you get it for me, sugar." he smirks. "Do not call me sugar. It's creepy." I say indignantly. "What do you suggest I call you. Since you seem to act like you know it all." he says, looking at me expectantly. "What? You're not making any sense, I literally just got here, I'm not acting like anything." "Yeah, okay, whatever, what do you want me to call you?" he says flatly. I sigh. "How about Alice. My name." I say. "Oh my god! Like Alice In Wonderland!" He says -a little too enthusiastically- as he jumps up from the couch, looking like he just discovered something amazing. "No. Don't call me that." "Why, does it bug you?" "Yeah, actually it does." "In that case, it's nice to meet you, Alice In Wonderland." he reaches his hand out for me to shake it, with a smug look on his face. I place my hand on my hip. "Okay, maybe I need to break it down for you, It's Al-ice" I say, treating him like he's a 3 year old, which so far, is where I'm pretty sure his brain stopped learning. "Well, Al-ice, It's nice to meet you." Alice Thompson moves to a new college campus with her best friend Acacia. But will an unexpected mess up in the roommates Alice finds herself battling the boy shes cooped up with. What will happen as they grow closer. Maybe in the end things are more tempting than we think.