Being an abused teenager is not easy, its emotional, painful, depressing, and so on... Running for places to hide becomes a challenge. Keeping your secret life a secret from people at school becomes harder each day. You don't think anybody truly cares for you. You just want to give up, you feel useless.. Until he comes into your life. He changes everything. Everything you once thought you lost was back, but in a new type of way. You learn to trust. To take the fall. He shows you what it feels like to be loved, to feel safe, to feel protected, but will it last? Or all come crashing down?

What Harry wants, Harry gets, taken or not. (Warning: Contains sexual. content and dirty language.)

DISCLAIMER: This story was written in late 2012. I wrote Strings Attached as an adolescent with no idea how a healthy, adult relationship should function. This story is dark and twisted in a way that my teen mind couldn't comprehend at the time. There are more than a few scenes in this book with sensitive content. I--in no way--support rape culture and I do not condone my character's actions. However, as I said, this story was written in an ignorant state of mind. I will not remove this story from Wattpad. It is part of my past and though I am disappointed with the content, it shows how far I've come not just as an author but as a free-thinking adult. Thank you for reading. **Excerpt** "Say... it," She gasped, throwing her head back, cupping my face in her hands so that I was forced to meet her gaze. "You're mine." She held my gaze for a second more, before crushing her lips against my own, arms wrapping tight around my neck, pulling me down to her level. Arms sliding easily around her, she wrapped her legs around me as I lifted her up, lips traveling over her chest and collarbone. She moaned as my hands dug into her tender flesh, pulling on it, their violence a stark contrast to the gentle kisses teasing their way up her neck. Bright lines marked the paths that my nails had etched into her skin, marking her, beautiful red tattoos, spreading out over her entire body. Her small hands knotted in my hair, pulling harder and harder as she fought the urge to cry out...

The One Direction boys didn't know that someone named Lexi Higgins exists. Neither did they know that she is the daughter of Paul Higgins - their head of security. But all that changes when the time finally comes that they cross paths. And just like in every romantic story there is in the world, gravity pulls Lexi and Liam together. Both of them have been through numerous heart breaks and failed relationships, but once they realize that they do love each other and that it's not some little crush anymore - will they be willing to risk it all and give love another shot? Will Lexi be willing to be in a relationship which will attract all media attention, giving her no privacy? Will Liam choose to be in a relationship where he knows that everyday, there's a huge possibility of loosing her because of the huge distance between them? Or will they simply choose the easy path by ignoring the feelings they have for each other? Read on to see how their story goes! Cause I'm telling you, they won't get the easy way out!