The mind readers

My mother had me fall in love with my crush. Odd, isn't it?

Does it even make sense?

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Ella Ridgefield, a suffering mind reader. She deemed mind reading a curse. Managing to take control over it was close to impossible for her, and it troubled her having a million different thoughts surge through her mind at every passing minute.

What had Ella's situation even more challenging, was the constant interference of her narcissistic mother. A mother who had easily, and efficiently, broken a huge piece of Ella's heart, and had her victim to a damaged past and never-ending abuse.

Ethan Howler, the 'oh so badly wanted' crush of Ella's. Also known as her safe haven and protector. The one who stood by her side when she was drunk out of her mind, confused, torn, and scared. On the brink of insanity.

He guided her along the path to enlightenment. The path that helped her gain control over all her raging thoughts.

He knew of her love for him since the very beginning, because he too, had a secret talent. Just like Ella's.

Mind readers were rare, but they were real. Very few people knew of their existence, but surely were up to no good. Their intentions were rabid, void of any humanity.