His gray eyes intensely held mine, making me step back in fear. My back was now against the wall, earning a small smirk from him. "Don't be scared, I've been waiting for this moment for what seems like forever." He says, our faces so close I could feel his tingly breathe on my face. He leaned forward, brushing his lips against mine, but I stand frozen, unsure of what to do. My tummy has the butterflies, and my heart is pumping more blood that what my body contains right now.
Meet Kathleen Marie Roster, the girl who is gorgeous, but nobody sees it. She's your casual straight A student, living a normal life. She's not popular, but she has a life, she's not rich, but she has money. She's smart, beautiful, loving, but most of all shy when meeting new people. Just moving from New Jersey, she had to leave her life behind, starting all over at a new school in Georgia. There, she meets Levi Stephen Anderson. Right off the bat, they don't get along and he immediately becomes her bully. Taking pictures of her naked through her window, and making her life miserable is his number one goal. Or is his number one goal for him to grab her attention and make her his? Will she ever get over the fact that he was horrible to her, or will things always be the same between them; distant and cold?
Warning:
This story contains some sexual scenes alone with language. Please click off if it isn't appropriate for you.
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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