Jake is back, although he has a few challenges to deal with. He seems to have lost his usual verve, and Rachel is starting to lose faith in him. But before he can clean himself up, Jake is again caught up in a web of deceit that threatens to destroy not only his reputation, but his livelihood, too...

| a true story about a boy who hides his pain behind his smile and a girl determined to see it | - FREE story with paid Exclusive Chapters and Writer Reveals - Twice Featured - Taylor Ming is trying to cope with the aftermath of her twin brother's suicide, and her depressed mother and avoidant father aren't really helping. With one of her friends' self-harming while another deals with a chronically ill boyfriend, being diagnosed with Diabetes and forced to use insulin thrice a day is Taylor's worst nightmare. When she catches the school's golden boy Shane Gray popping pills in a bathroom, then, Taylor is sure she's in a living hell. Is he depressed? Is he using drugs? She's afraid of losing more people and strikes a deal with Shane. He'll tell her if he ever has the urge to hurt himself and she'll keep his secret. What neither of them knows, however, is that he's already hurting himself without knowing it. And Shane's life is falling apart quicker than Taylor's. Because life isn't black and white and, sometimes, seeing gray can make all the difference. Warning: The story talks about suicide, self-harm, drug use, and mental health problems which may be triggering for some readers.

Being weak is an act, loving is a sin & losing is forbidden. One decision. One wrong move. Life is a game waiting to be played. ⇒© 2016 IvyKnightWP All Rights Reserved. ⇒© 2019 AmoraNext All Rights Reserved. The full book is also available on Amazon to be purchased as an ebook. The full version has around 600+ pages! ⚠️I recommend reading the new version "Play Me - Revised"! Can be found on my profile.