Trust wasn't something that came easily to Mae and it wasn't something that she had ever planned on changing. Her heart, enveloped inside a wall of thorns like a single rose, was the only thing she was afraid of losing. Though, when the alluring "bad-boy", Danny Riches from across the hall catches her eye, she finds herself dropping her guard. Her hands burned from the touch of past experiences, her eyes stung from the memories of heartbreak, her stomach turned at the idea of falling in love. A battle of mixed emotions swarming in her mind, causing her to play a game of choosing what Mae wants and what Mae deserves. Whatever happened, she was prepared for the boy with heaven in his eyes, to make her life a living hell. - ☞ This story & the characters involved are entirely fictional and all rights belong to me. Please do not copy or recreate this story in any way, thank you. This story is ideal for young adults (14+), but all ages above and beyond are welcome!! - 29.04.2018 ranks: #12 in slowburn | 22.12.19 #12 in enemiestolovers | 16.06.18 #3 in yafiction | 27.12.19 #35 in friendstolovers | 23.11.18 #2 in neighbors | 22.11.18 #51 in ya | 23.11.18 #195 in teenromance | 23.11.18 #200 in trust | 23.11.18 #356 in youngadult | 23.11.18

As Princess of Pheoria, and future Queen, you are brought up to live and learn the trade of the Monarch along with Leo, the son of the King's regent. Stressed by the demands of royalty, you feel it closing in, that is, of course, when everything falls apart. 10 years later, now the year 2020, you are all grown up, fighting for modern rights for your Kingdom, an independent Princess on the rise so to speak, and quickly approaching the day that you are to take the crown. But, when family secrets arise, an unexpected suitor is placed in your path by the King, paparazzi are demanding answers, and Leo decides to come back into the picture, Grace may just be in for the biggest stressor of her life.