Alex Ackerman Smith is the son of Hades; The ruler of the underworld. He is forced to make people kill themselves while also battling with his own mental health problems. Everything is going semi-smoothly until his father calls him to his throne room one day, ordering him to kill someone specifically. Someone who was supposed to be dead a long time ago. Alex is sent on this mission, but what happens when he accidentally starts falling for this boy?
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TW! For this book: Self Harm, suicide, toxicity, swearing, manipulation, detailed description of blood and death etc etc, hate speech, eating disorders, brief mention of 9/11, body shaming, intrusive thoughts, anxiety/panic attacks, toxicity, body shaming, death threats, toxic masculinity, sexism, non-sexual overstimulation, major character death.
Orion Bauwens: Pale. Black-clad. Smoker. Misanthrope. Delinquent. Foul-mouthed. Troubled teen.
Musical genius?
Jake never expected to befriend anyone like Orion Bauwens. Yet after their High School orientation, the pair struck up an unlikely friendship. A friendship that, unbeknownst to them, would send them down a path riddled with trials and tribulations, death, heartbreak, and eventual fame.
**CONTENT WARNING** This book is intended for mature audiences ONLY. Non-gratuitous depictions of sex, drug use, and under-age drinking are found within this book. POSSIBLY TRIGGERING TOPICS INCLUDING CHILD ABUSE, ABORTION, DEPRESSION, HOMOPHOBIA (INCLUDING GAY BASHING), SUICIDE, AND SUICIDAL IDEATION ARE INCLUDED.
READER DISCRETION IS HEAVILY ADVISED.
**THIS CAN BE READ AS A STAND ALONE BOOK**
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