David Beckham is a famous soccer star. One day David watches an amateur game in Wales and notices new talent, Angel Oliver and he takes her to America to train her personally. She will live with David and his family which includes his wife, Victoria; his son, Brooklyn, who is 3 years older than Angel; his son, Romeo, who is the same age as Angel (17); his son, Cruz, who is three years younger than Angel, and his daughter, Harper, who is nine years younger than Angel. Now she will be living with a family of six in order to follow her dreams of becoming a professional soccer player. However nobody can deny, Romeo grew up to be a heartbreaker. Angel has had a crush on him her whole life, but now not only will she meet him, she will be living with him. Can she deal with his bad-boy attitude and still be trained by her role model? Or will life with the Beckhams' be too much for Angel?
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]]