And so there I was. Getting handed a room key, I, so very much, did not deserve.
Not that I was planning on doing anything that may be considered rotten to these women and their bed and breakfast. But, accepting this key may very well set heaven ablaze and turn hell into sanctuary.
These two women have no idea what they just let into their bed and breakfast, as well as their lives, as the two are interchangeable.
Whatever they thought of my intentions of me being there was no doubt, very wrong. Unfortunately for them, I was no ordinary customer there're liable to see with their practiced eyes.
"Can you believe that worked?" Gwenyth asked climbing the stairs along with me.
"Sometimes, I can't decide whether to discourage, your tendency to fib or fully egg on that behavior as a whole. Because Fitcher your lying is most impressive, indeed."
That made me smile. "I was taught from the best."
I wasn't looking for a simple place to rest in the grand majesty of Paris, ready to explore it.
Quite the contrary, I'll stay hidden as long as possible.
I was simply looking for a room where I can work and think in, a refuge safe from the tumultuous street and away from the eyes of another green-lacking assassin.
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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