Elizabeth “Ellie” Gordon is your every day girl. She goes to work, she fights with her friends, she argues with her parents. Nothing unordinary, or so she thought.
It all started when her parents told her she was adopted. She just had to know where she came from, who she really was. She dug and dug, looking for answers. She didn't like the one she got.
She is actually Elizabeth Marie Passmore, long lost princess of the kingdom of Agren, someone she’s so tired of hearing about.
Soon the news got out and the King and Queen of Argen all but demanded to see her.
With the promise to her adopted parents to be home before the summer was over she is whisked away to Agren to meet her real parents. Days turn to weeks as she is paraded through parties and talk shows, the mother and father she never knew gushing over her. She tries hard to be the princess she's suppose to be, feeling she at least owed them that much. In all the excitement they introduce her to someone the clearly want her to be friends (or more) with; the duke of France's son, Johnathan Seborg.
She decides to give the guy a chance. He's nice enough; opens doors for her, compliments her, he’s just a nice guy. She thinks she might learn to like Johnathan, until she meets /him./
He's cocky and sarcastic, a world of secrets hidden behind hazel eyes. He makes her forget that she's a princess, even if it's just for a little while. He'll laugh at her if she trips, drop her in the ocean, and tell her straight up that he thinks she's stupid.
He's everything her heart wants and everything her brain doesn't. He's the baker’s son.
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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