She was beyond words. Everything from her hair to her lips was nothing but beauty. But it wasn't the light honey in her eyes, nor her water-like hair that made you crave her company. It was her spirit that left you so desperate for her presence, the type of presence everyone yearns for. She had the ability to light up an entire room with a glimpse of her smile. She had a heart so big that held so much courage and tenderness. She was everything the world needed to orbit.
She was the epitome of perfection and she didn't know it.
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Nina Carter, a beautiful 18 year-old girl that lost her mother at a young age to suicide, her painful past lead her to be alone most of her life and left her family in pieces.
When she gets sent back to the city that holds her mother's secrets and mistakes she finds herself entangled with one of the worlds most dangerous men, 24 year-old, arrogant, hateful, ruthless, Jared Vitale.
As secrets unveil and troubles arise, the two were drawn together despite the dangers.
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Warning: this book contains sensitive subjects such as death, sexual assault, violence, drugs, drinking, murder, sexual content, and suicide, if you are uncomfortable with this type of content this book isn't for you, Thank you.
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"You may be his world, but you're the only thing that ever felt like home to me."
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Some people never get second chances. Lilah never thought she'd get one with her brother's best friend.
Lilah is quiet, kind, and inexperienced in love. Jackson is all rough edges-tattoos, a bad reputation, and a long history of girls who never stay. They're total opposites, and after years of silence, they're inconveniently forced back into each other's lives as reluctant project partners.
Once, Jackson was the boy who helped pull Lilah out of the darkness when she was struggling. He was her best friend-her only friend growing up. Then he walked away without a word. Now, four years later, he's cold, distant, and impossible to read. And if he hates her, Lilah's determined to hate him right back.
But when old wounds resurface and secrets unravel, the line between love and hate starts to blur. The boy who once protected her is still in there somewhere-hidden beneath his walls, his reckless reputation, and the weight of a lifelong secret he's been barely holding together that he refuses to talk about.
Because some second chances come with a price. And this time, it might be her heart.