Where the Stars Align

She was a drifter. Always had been. Living a solitary life with only her mother as a constant. She moved around a lot. Never stayed in one place long enough to be known; learnt not to get attached, not to let herself love things, and she never had a problem with it. Not until she met him.
Luca was your typical mystery boy- always keeping himself at arm's length and of course, bloody gorgeous. She knew nothing about him except for his name of course; but he seemed to have her figured out. He scared everyone. Teachers and students included; but not her.
He fascinates her.
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To her, he doesn't seem to be that bad...
At least until she finds him with a bloody knife in hand and the bleeding corpse of a man at his feet. Before Val knows it, secret truths kept hidden for years spiral into the light, and her whole world comes crashing down.