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Seventeen-year-old Callan Beckett lives a life of lies. Hiding the pain and despair of his abusive home life behind a facade, as the years fall past he finds his secrets weighing more heavily against his mind. And then his world collides with Ensley Steed, a girl who is hiding secrets of her own.
Will these two teenagers soar above those who have tortured their souls or will they take each other down with them?
Don't judge, I wrote this a while ago.
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