"Beautiful people with beautiful problems"
Lancaster Academy is a boarding school where billionaires send their over privileged children in hopes of teaching them etiquettes and respect. But what parents don't know is that teenagers aren't always willing to do what they're told, especially when they have never had to work for anything...
Extremely naive Aurora Hernandez gets inrolled to Lancaster Academy much to her dismay, but when the elusive,crude "phoenixes" - the academy's golden boys , spark an interest in her paint splattered hands and dimples so begins a summer full of adventure,tears, betrayal and lust.
But when a fellow student is murdered and left in the school swimming pool, Aurora has to question herself and her "phoenixes" and the secrets that surround them...
A twisted tale of obsession and human psychology.
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"Don't ever try to get in my head", he snarled, slamming me against the wall. The door handle dug into my back, and coldness seeped through my thin night dress. His chest was heaving ; brushing against mine, igniting a feeling I hadn't felt before that unfurled in my stomach. For several beats we stayed there, his grip crushing my wrists. Finally his mismatched eyes softened, one brown and the other moss green. He was famous for those eyes, so expressive...
"It's too dark for you", he murmured. And as his silhouette loomed over us , I believed him..
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"So atmospheric" -basicbizz
"Reminiscent of gossip girl mixed with elite" - introverted Capricorn
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*Trigger warnings : suicide , rape, abuse , swearing and mature scenes*
Her brows furrowed. "You look like you have something specific you wanna ask me."
The tips of Liam's ears turned red at Emma's very accurate observation. "I, uh... I usually just bullshit my way through projects, so I have no idea what the hell I'm doing."
The corners of Emma's lips formed a small smile.
Liam arched his brow. "What are you smiling at?"
Her smile widened. "Nothing."
Ever since Emma started going to Silver Creek High, she's been bullied over her discolored eyes. It all started when a boy brought attention to her in biology class one day, laughing at her and calling her a "freak" while the rest of the class laughed along with him. She never looked at him or saw his face; she just ran out of the room crying. She was now an outcast labeled as a freak and she wanted nothing more than to just disappear. She felt she had no purpose in life.
Until her sophomore year when she fell in love with Liam, the guy every girl wanted; the guy every dude wanted to be. He had stolen her heart and she now wanted nothing more than to be with him. Unfortunately, Liam seemed to want nothing to do with Emma. He seemed to be straight up avoiding her.
They never interacted for 3 whole years. That is, until now in their senior year, when they get paired up for a school project. The two must put their differences aside and try to work as a team. But as they spend more time together, feelings grow deeper, and secrets start to rise to the surface.
Warning: Contains mature language, sex, and topics of bullying, sexual assault/harassment, self-harm, and suicide