I pulled the drving wheel hard, making a sharp turn, then stepped on th gas pedal, almost at the finish line, but a car crashes into my side and sends me into a tree, I'm still alive, but I lost the race and possibly my chance to live. Meet Gabriella Oak, she's a 18 year old girl who has a past. She was in a gang, her mom and dad died when she 15, she was put into a foster home with her 1 year old baby sister. Since her parents died she need to let off some steam, she would sneak out, get into fights at school, swear at teachers, drink, and steal her foster dads car. One night she sneaks out and goes drinking, there she meets a leader of the gang, he offers her a job, and since she is drunk and thinks that she has nothing to lose, she takes the job. And the job is racing. Right when she gets her licsence she gets a car from the gang leader. Soon shes racing, and winning. Then one time someone beats her, and she almost dies. The gang has one rule for their racers, Win Or Die. But the gang leader understands her problem, if she dies who will take care of her little sister. And instead of killing her, he offers her another job. Seeing there is no choice, she accepts it. But after she finds out that they are robbing places and she will be the getaway driver, everything goes bad. She gets nervous and gets caught. So instead of going to jail, she testifies against them and is put into witness protection program with her little sister. Two years later she and her sister start to get some threatening calls. They call the witness protection program and they send over their best agent, who also can blend in with the high school crowd. Meet Cameron White. He is 18 and a half years old and is an FBI agent. His parents were the best agents ever, they trained him young, and he became really smart for his age. But when his boss tells them about Gabriella's problem, will he be able to keep the gang away from her and her 3 year old sister
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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