"it was this final bullet, this was the nail in my coffin that seemed to hurt the most. Which is ironic really as this is what I wanted. I wanted the silence, but now it is too loud. I wanted the dark, but now it feels so heavy. I wanted... I wanted to be alone, and now I am. I got what I wanted. I won the war. I won. This was what I wanted...
Some people are born gifted with a silver spoon in hand ready and waiting to wave in the face of everyone else to get their way. "
For better or for worse, Alexandra laurie-Anne Maulken is not one of these people. Though she doesn't have much in the way of luck, parents or silver spoons, Alex does have two things going for her. One, she is a music savant (though refuses to play, she still composes privately). And the other being her brothers and her best friend next door she all but considers a brother. Through thick and thin Alex, her brothers and her neighbour stick together no matter what...
That was, until they were 'conveniently' seperated.
Through the result of unfortunate curcustance resulting in devistating injury that may or may NOT have been an accident...
Now four years on Alex is finally strong enough to begin her search she resolves to find them before they all, including herself, lose their way.
Aurora Worthington's life was a picture-perfect script, written by people who cared more about appearances than authenticity. In Encino Hills, she was the queen of the high school elite-the untouchable blonde with an icy smile and a wardrobe that could grace a runway. To everyone else, she had it all. But beneath the surface, Aurora was drowning in a sea of her own insecurities, believing that love was something reserved for people who deserved it. People unlike her.
Her world was black and white-cold and lifeless-until a lanky boy from Reseda stepped into her life.
Miguel Diaz was the kind of person she had been taught to ignore. He was earnest, kind, and completely different from anyone she'd ever known. He wasn't wrapped in the privilege of Encino; he was wrapped in hope, determination, and an unshakable belief in second chances.
It was love at first sight-well, at least for Miguel. Aurora tried her best to ignore the way his big brown eyes followed her everywhere she went or how he took every opportunity to talk to her. But the more she pushed him away, the more she felt her carefully guarded walls start to crack.
For the first time in her life, Aurora wondered if someone could see past the mask she wore-and if she was brave enough to let them.