17 year old Indie Parker has been struggling with mental illness since she was thirteen. No one knows about it. Her parents just call it laziness, and her sixteen year old younger sister always takes the spotlight. She feels like a waste of space, and struggles to find a reason to live everyday. Starting her senior year of high school, she has almost given up all hope. Until her twenty year old brother Theodore shows back up in her life, and with him his crazy four best friends.
When Alex, who is Theodore's closest friend, finds Indie in the middle of a panic attack he helps her through it. Indie ends up telling him everything, from her crying herself to sleep every night, to her shithead parents, and feeling like a wasted space. He promises that things will get better, and he will help her find reasons to want to live again.
From sneaking out, drunken kisses, and crazy friendships, Alex, Theo, and their crazy best friends. They show her why life is so good, even in this shitty world.
"Will you stay here with me?" Indie asks.
"Forever and always." Alex replies.
Damien Stryker is a ruthless billionaire, but when Serena Mclane is forced to marry him, she hopes to find the mercy behind his cold eyes and strong hands.
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Damien Stryker, a domineering billionaire, is someone you don't want to get close to. Unfortunately for Serena Mclane, she doesn't have much of a choice. Always at the mercy of her family's name and legacy, Serena has to do as her father says. So when her father forces her into an arranged marriage with the one and only Damien Stryker: the truth comes out. Secrets are unveiled, and love starts to bloom.
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