We stop in front of his motorcycle and I stare in horror.
"You're joking," I say, taking a step back.
He smirks, holding a helmet out to me.
"You don't really have a choice."
Reluctantly, I take the helmet from his hands, only just remembering the knife he has stored in his leather jacket. As we both get on, I'm forced to wrap my arms around his waist. Underneath the cotton of his shirt I can feel abs, and my hands are sliding down them before I realize.
He turns back, breath heavy on my ears.
"I know you want me."
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Corky Williams led a boring life, waking every morning and attending high school with her lifelong best friend, Rhyder. She was a nobody. Nothing even remotely special. But that eventful morning, a mysterious man corners her with a proposition, one that would change everything.
All she had to do was tutor five of the most popular boys in school.
He leads her out of her everyday life as she collides with four other men, and all their lives intertwine in a passionate tale of wrong and right.
But what happens when the inevitable bites back? When people begin to take notice of the six worlds that were never meant to collide?
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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