"You can stay with me forever," he whispers as a cold shiver runs down my neck.
"Better yet, just stay with me for now," he corrects himself and I smile but say nothing.
"So which will it be?" he asks and I lift my head from his chest.
"I'll let you know in the morning,"
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Two people. One coffee shop.
Edward Gallagher is used to being alone. Not exactly "alone", but something along those lines. Sure, he had friends and a lovely family but he always reckoned there was something that lacked passion. His life, according to him, was "boring, unadventurous, constantly constant and needed action."
Millennia Hay is a hectic mess. She never takes rests and is always out and about. With her dreams of becoming an editor in chief at one of the biggest publishing companies in London at steak, she knows no such thing as "rests". And although her life is all whirls and twirls, deep down, Millie knows that she needs consistency in her life.
But once their two worlds collide, they will do nothing more than face what they've gotten themselves into.
Love.
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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