38 parts Complete MatureNot Who I Thought He Was is a raw, emotionally charged coming-of-age romance that plunges readers into the turbulent life of Treya Amaral-a resilient teen surviving abuse, poverty, and social isolation.
Each day is a battle: at home, she endures her father's violence and the predatory presence of his friends; at school, she's invisible except to bullies and the rare kindness of her best friend, May. But everything changes after a fateful party, where a case of mistaken identity entwines Treya's fate with Xavier Marizio, the school's notorious bad boy with secrets of his own.
As Treya navigates trauma, an unexpected pregnancy, and the dangerous undercurrents of her town's criminal underworld, she discovers unlikely allies, fierce love, and the strength to fight for her future.