Behind Masks
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Two insanely handsome boys. A mysterious caller. Sudden deaths. Cryptic messages and strange stalkers can only mean TROUBLE!
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He walks towards me, his loud footsteps resonating across the large room. It scares me to see him like this, so empty and so lifeless. He stares right into my eyes, and probably my soul too and whispers.
"I don't freaking care anymore!"
I stare at him in utter astonishment, unable to believe his words. He says them with such venom and utter conviction that even I almost believe that he's given up.
But I can't let him go. Not now, not ever.
"What's with all the sudden attitude? I just don't understand why you're not giving him a chance! Please, just do it. For me..." I plead, my breath fanning his face.
" You don't understand, I really don't care. Because sometimes, you're so broken that it just doesn't affect you anymore," he says and walks away.
And like he did to me before, I run behind him. Because come what may, we're in this together. Forever and always.
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Alana Grey is in pursuit of a future, one far, far away from her shady past. Armed with a new closet and a new identity, she's ready to take over Wiltshire High as the new Queen.
But when five people, each with their own skeletons in their closets, are thrust into her new life, things start to get a little... interesting. Especially with two drop-dead gorgeous boys vying for her attention and quite possibly, her heart as well.
So, when facades fall and masks are ripped, will they learn to live past their mistakes?
Because forgetting is never easy. Especially when someone is hell-bent on making you remember.
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