"How the hell would you know what's best for me? You don't even god damn know me Zander!"
"I know you well enough to know something is wrong, and you won't open up and tell me what it is!"
"Oh come on, do you really peg me as an idiot? I know Zander, I know."
"You know about what?"
"I know you only dated me to prove a point to your father. And I realize these last seven months meant nothing to you. So congratulations your majesty, you win! Now that your little secret is out, I suppose it's time to move on and forget these last seven months of our life. Screw you and this god damn hat!"
"Aubrey-"
"No."
Aubrey May Degray. Growing up she had it all you could say, lots of friends, two annoyingly amazing brothers, and two loving parents, the "perfect" family. But when they get into a car crash, and she loses her mother, her life turns to hell. Suddenly no more family vacations, Sunday's were no longer family game night, no more happy family dinners, her life changed, forever.
Her family packed their belongings, booked plane tickets, and moved all the way to England. Searching for a fresh start. But what happens when one night, Audrey goes out ignoring her brother's warnings, after a huge fight with her father, and meets a guy, then pours coffee over the guy? she yells at him, there may be one little problem though, that "guy" she just screamed at in the middle of the streets, on a Thursday night, well that guy is one of the princes of England. There may be one problem though, she had absolutely no idea who he is.
Will this turn out to be a nightmare, or blessing in disguise?
Aubrey faces new challenges and threats, adventures with her friends she met in her new high school, reunions with old friends, romance, she faces a lot of romance.. she joins in with the laughter and smiles, but is she okay?
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
*****
Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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