This is for 18+. Adult language and situations. Sexual situations and violence. Read at your own discretion. Copyright 2015 Kylie micheals wishes she was a normal girl, but being raised by a mother who was a drug addict and prostitute was hard. Being a 19 year old, fresh out of high school makes it hard. Working at a bar, late at night to make ends meet is difficult and she barely eats and sleeps. Randy Evans is a 21 year old that has a lot on his shoulders. He's the leader of a ruthless gang and has to ensure all his boys are strong and self sufficient. A lot of them have no family left and when he found them, they became family. But the day that randy finds Kylie laying in an alley, beaten black and blue and covered in blood he feels a desperate need to make sure she survives. But she doesn't know what has happened. She has memory of the attack, but doesn't know randy. But now, she can never return to her old life. Can she change the gang member? Or will she die trying?

Estella has trust issues. Cooper has secrets. Estella has problems. Cooper has no idea what he's getting into. -Warning, some may be confused when reading, but once the story is completely finished... Every thing will make sense. Some may find this to be cliche.

bit·ter·sweet: being at once bitter and sweet; especially: pleasant but including or marked by elements of suffering or regret. A collection of short stories I've written since joining Wattpad for various contests, challenges, and publications. These works range from one hundred word drabbles to short stories up to ten thousand words. *Trigger Warnings* Gore, violence, self-harm, drug, and alcohol use.