Aria Shelton was your average teenage girl, she lived a normal life with her mom, dad, and her 3 siblings. She has two best friend's, Clay and Erica. Aria's life was perfectly great until one day, she was running late to class and bumped into a certain someone.
Meet, Maxx Jefferson, the playboy of the school, he has slept with almost every girl in that high school, every girl wants to be with him well except for Aria and Erica. Maxx lives with his little sister and his mom, he has two best friend's, James and Daren (also players),
Maxx's life is normal until one day, a girl he's never noticed before bumps into him spilling hot coffe on him in the process, and Maxx is determined to make her life a living hell.
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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