Jace never fazed me, I had no interest in him like every other girl in the school did. I guess that's what he found so interesting me, it was certainly not my good looks or slutty personality, both of which I did not have. Although my mom would beg to differ, about the good looks that is, not the slutty personality, that would be sort of sad if my mom claimed I was a slut. Point is, I never really cared to get to know him, that was until my family decided to take him in after both his parents died in a terrible accident that no one to this day can fully explain to the broken boy. Most people would look at this like a bad thing, believe me at first, I didn't think I would be able to survive living with that beautiful cocky bastard, but there was a side to him, behind all those tattoos and criminal records, there was a good side to him, one that I saw shine through all the bad
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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