Both living in Boston and being haunted by the shadows of their past, Alex and Magnus try to build their new lives on the remains of their old ones, alone at first, but soon their ways begin to cross...

"A-Astrid?" I spoke my voice shaky and cracking a few times. At the tone of my voice Astrid looked up at me with her eyes furrowed. "What wrong?" She asked urgently her eyes wide. I didn't know what to say but I took in a breath scared that what I say was true, I prayed that I was just seeing things but I knew deep down what I saw was the truth. I let out a breath before speaking up but only in a broken whisper. "Do you self harm?"

Astrid's mother was an abusive alcoholic. Her father was a liar. She experienced little kindness since her father took her from her mother. Before then, he was the best...or as close to "best" as you can get in Astrid's world. When she starts going to school again, she has no idea how to adapt to her surroundings...her skills are useless for the time being. All her life she's been put down, lied to, abused in all different forms, and...given away. Will a certain boy be able to show her her true worth? Will she ever trust a word anyone ever says again? Will she ever be safe? Slow updates This is my first story of 2018!!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOO!!!!!!!!!