It's that time of the year again. Hunting day, as they call it. 6 boys, 10 girls, or in a more preferred terminology, 10 victims. Every year, five out of the six boys, pick two girls at random and bet on who'll lose their virginity to them first. All the girls have to do is hold onto it. Sounds easy, right? Far from it. These boys are hunters, hence the name of the day the game occurs. They'll do whatever it takes to seduce the chosen ones, and evidentially win the game. But the sixth member, Jason Grier, the leader and creator of the sick, manipulative game, has his eye on one girl in particular. Kendall Harris. She's sassy, she's strong and she knows better than to lose her dignity to a rancid boy to fulfil his desires. Kendall will not be treated like a toy, and be tossed away after, like she was nothing. She will not let them win; definitely not this time for sure. All Kendall has to worry about is falling in 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.
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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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