Chasing Paper Planes

“You’re beautiful.”

Sometime in my life, I heard those words far too often that eventually they lost their meaning.

I was far from being a conceited brat, but after receiving numerous remarks about my physical appearance, I guess you could say that I got over the initial getting-all-flustered-thing over the years and just decided it was nice that at least they thought I wasn’t a shame to the female population.

I’d smile graciously, give my thanks and not think twice about it. It mattered little to me if they meant what they said or they were just trying to flatter their way to my good side. Besides, I was too busy with school and chasing cookie thieves to be beguiled into the world of navel-gazing.

And yet, there was once a time – long ago in a past that was almost forgotten – that I actually wanted to believe it when someone told me I was the most beautiful girl in the world.

And all because I fell in love.

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Eighteen-year-old Lexi Reed has always been the oddball because of her hyperactive imagination. But her peculiar life changed when she bumped into a certain Liam Alfonsi at school. Friendship turned into something else, but right when everything seemed to be perfect, revelation after revelation caused their relationship to go crashing down. Heartbroken, Lexi left her hometown to forget her past.

Now, five years later, Alexandria Skye Summers is back with a vengeance. With looks that could kill and a smile that could launch a million ships, will she finally be able to prove to herself and others that she has long moved on from the Adonis that is William Alfonsi? But Liam has a little secret himself. He wants her back, and this time, there's no saying what he would do to keep his little porcelain doll from running away.