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Living a life you didn't sign up for is hard, but doing so while feeling lost is harder.
Dylan Amity is a musical prodigy. He could play a range of instruments, from the electric guitar to his violin. He lived, ate, and breathed music and was on track to becoming the orchestra's lead violinist.
He was ready to become one of history's best composers.
But he decided to place his dreams on hold for a while when he found out that his dad, the CEO of Amity Industry, was diagnosed with stage three lung cancer.
His dad's death was expected, but the way he died wasn't. After the reading of the will, Dylan is faced with the harsh reality that you don't always get what you want.
Following a short period of grief, Dylan is thrust into a world of business, responsibilities, and guardianship. He never wanted to be CEO, but now he has to because it's what his dad wanted. He also never expected to be Amber's, his thirteen-year-old sister's, legal guardian.
Dylan has to put his dreams aside as he learns to navigate his new life without any experience of being a CEO or a guardian.
Without a guide, Dylan is bound to feel lost, but maybe Rose could help.
Maybe she could teach him how to deal with it.
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Sneak Peek:
"You know what, Amber? At least I'm fucking trying!" I gritted out, meeting her eyes that practically blazed with fury.
"Yeah! Trying to act like papa. But guess what, Dylan, you never cared about me or what I did!" She screamed, taking steps back towards the stairs. "You never cared when I was a baby, you didn't care when I was a toddler, and guess what! You don't care now. You're only pretending to care to make yourself feel better. But you don't! No one fucking cares."
"𝔼𝕍𝔼ℝ𝕐 𝔽𝔸𝕄𝕀𝕃𝕐 ℍ𝔸𝕊 𝕊𝔼ℂℝ𝔼𝕋𝕊"
- - -
"My name is Hazel, but most people call me Ze. I'm from Melbourne, and love Taylor Swift." I cringe at my own words, and think back to a time where Fletcher was one of the only people calling me Ze.
"Does anyone have questions for Miss. Bolivi?" Fletcher asks, and I hate the way my father's last name sounds on his lips.
Lots of students raise their hands, and I feel overwhelmed. People actually want to learn something about me?
"Yes, Miss. Abbott. Ask away," Fletcher says to one of the girls who is seated at a table at the front of the class, with other kids who all look bitchy like her.
"Are you related to the Bolivi brothers?" Her disgustingly sweet voice pukes out.
"My last name is Bailey," I say coldly, hating how that was her only query about me.
- - -
Hazel Bailey. She's your typical Australian teenage girl. From going out with friends every Friday night, to crushing on university boys. But what happens when this seemingly normal girl experiences the loss of her mother?
Fearing that she's going to go into foster care, Hazel begins to stress, but she quickly discovers that she's not going to go into the system.
Instead, her five older brothers have gained custody of her. The same five older brothers she never knew existed.
Something about them seems off, and Hazel can't help acting wary. But they're not the only ones with secrets.
Join Hazel in a journey of lies, love, attachment, and humor.