Katherina Heart is your typical 19 year old girl. Since her childhood, she got everything she could ever wished for material wise, due to her family's riches. But all her life she has felt something was missing. Since that money was never an issue, extra education after graduation was not a problem. With her dream college, new friends, and environment, she never expected that with one mistake, she would end up falling in love, and filling that empty feeling with someone she hasn't met or even met. Christopher Stern is a guy who's life was never good. After the terrible accident that changed his world at an early age, he was forced to grow up alone, and work to have a good life. His world was nothing but pure bliss and darkness. By graduating at the top of his High School class, it got him a full scholarship to the college of his dreams. He thought he was going to be forever sucked up in the darkness that surrounded him for the rest of his life, until he sent a message, that completely changed his world. Will Katherina be able to help Chris from drowning in the darkness? How will Chirs react to Katerina's totally different background? More importantly, will they ever meet each other? Read and find out :)
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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