When 17 year old November Jones accidentally burns off her left eyebrow in a freak accident, she brushes it off. Nothing a bit of makeup can't fix, right? But when she finds herself shoved into the backseat of her own car as a couple of very big, very bad, and very dangerous-looking men drive off with it, things can't be so easily fixed...especially since it's not just her missing eyebrow that needs to be covered, it's also the fact that one of the most wanted criminal organizations in the country accidentally kidnapped a teenage girl while trying to escape a drug deal gone wrong. Could things get any worse? Well, with a girl like November in the mix, the answer is yes.

Addy Mae is a 17 year old girl who is not very popular in school. She's very shy and doesn't have many friends. She was in a car accident with her mother and brother and she was the only one who survived. Her father blames her for the accident and takes all his anger out on her. He has had a drinking problem ever since they died and that just fuels his anger towards Addy. He beats her almost every night, some nights he's too drunk to even remember she's home. Those nights are the best nights for Addy. Adrian Grey is the so called "bad boy" in school. He is the same age as Addy but he is 10 times more popular than she is. Him and Addy share most classes but have never talked. He plays on the schools hockey team, The Badgers. They are in the top 3 best high school hockey teams in the US. All the girls in school are basically in love with him. He lives alone for most part because his dad is always away for business and his mom died of cancer when he was 7. He has never opened up to anyone and doesn't plan to. But one day he saves a wonderful girl from being kidnapped while she is walking to school. Are they going to fall in love? Will he finally open up about his feeling? Will he find out about Addys father? Will she be saved from her father? Read to find out.

|| 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