Under the alias 'Angel' a man builds a house for troubled souls. Not many people are sent to this home, but when they are, they usually come with a frown on their faces, tear tracks on their cheeks, or an ungodly temper. Atticus, unlike the few people that came before him, jumped out of the car smiling and his tail whirling up a storm from how much it wagged. After a horrible life with his mother, he was glad to get away from her, but more importantly, why does everyone there look so attractive? Atticus, unknowing and innocent, starts his new life in Angel's home for troubled souls. What will await him in his new home and his new life with 10 sexy men?
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*In the process of editing and writing more chapters*
A/N: I don't update regularly, most likely, you'll either get a notification and think, "Did I save this book to read later?" or you'll just ignore the notification and read it when it has more chapters. I don't mind if you do that, but reads, votes, and comments are always nice once in a while. Slow updates can be because of my lazy ass, or school as I am still a student. Thank you for your understanding.
- Layla :)
"If you love me, you won't leave me."
Jessie has believed those words from her boyfriend, Josh, since senior year of high school. She loves him and doesn't want to leave him. Not even when he shouts at her and hits her. Jessie's best friend, Kolleen, can't stand seeing her in that situation.
With a bit of convincing - and the worst beating she'd ever received - Jessie agrees to move into an apartment with Kolleen. But not long after, Jessie is scared the worst of her nightmares will soon become a reality. Josh goes missing, and suddenly Jessie would swear she's being followed. One night changes everything, and one person soon changes Jessie's outlook.
A responding officer from that fateful night begins to seek her out, at first claiming it's part of his job. As she spends time with her new friend outside of his job, she starts realizing that her feelings are evolving. After being abused for over a year, Jessie is terrified she's falling in love. What's even more terrifying is that he might be, too.
She isn't ready for love. Not yet. She makes up her mind that if he is falling, and if he does love her, he'll wait for her to be ready, and if she loves him, she won't let herself hurt him.
Can the words that used to cage her in really be the key to her freedom?
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