Maeve Sharp used to have a normal life. Two parents. A twin sister. Then everything went wrong. Her Mum died of cancer and then her sister in a freak accident. She moved to Australia with her abusive Dad and then she met him. Kai Ashton. The schools' bad boy.
Kai Ashton's life isn't as perfect as it seems. Everyone assumes if you have money, you're happy. You're perfect. Everything's fine. Hell everything is far from fine, but when he met her, maybe everything isn't so bad?
Will it be an unexpected friendship between the pair and what will life throw at them?
⛔️ TRIGGER WARNINGS ⛔️
Depression, Cancer, Self-Harm, Bullying, Coarse language, Sexual abuse, Eating disorders, Abuse, Alcohol use, Anxiety, Drug use, Death
Please be aware of these triggers before reading this book!
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.
*****
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.
[[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]