In the Midst of Chaos

He furiously shoves the curly hair from his face. Eventually, after a few minutes of silence, a sigh of defeat escapes. "You make me feel... You make me feel things that I didn't, that I don't, ever want to feel again. You make me feel, Kit. You make me feel and I hate it."
The stormy-eyed boy with the dirty blonde hair stands silently before me. The dim light of the moon highlights his intense features, showcasing his eyes which carry so much pain. Maxon, the boy notorious for his smirks and player ways, is broken. I think I might have made it worse.

Returning from a summer spent in Italy, Karter Wells is back at Leighton Prep expecting her Senior year to be effortless and mellow... desperately needing it to be effortless and mellow. She returned with a plan: to become captain of the swim team and excel in all of her AP classes with her best friends Dani and Shae along her side.
Enter Maxon Miller, the boy renowned for being expelled from schools, sparking conflict, suffering academically, and most of all, being the heartthrob with player ways. But he is running from his own demons and the last thing that he needs is for someone to get close to him. For he is a grenade, destructive to everything in his path.
But the two become tangled up in a mess that Karter just happened to create. And it all began with a game of truth or dare.