Alex Rogers is an outcast. She's the most invisible you can get at East Dayton High, Michigan. With an awkward social life, an annoying half-brother, and a dead goldfish, things can't get much duller.
But when her filthy rich grandma suddenly dies overseas from a heart attack, Alex not only gets a big, fat will, she also discovers she is part of a royal bloodline and heir to the throne of Romania, Europe.
Overwhelmed with new rules, even more social skills, and clumsy curtsies, Alex must have what it takes to trade in her beanie for a tiara. Can she embrace her Transylvanian genes more than the ones from Hot Topic?
*This story is set in 2016*
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Hey, guys, so I began this story eight years ago on another account when I first joined Wattpad, but I never had the motivation to do anything with it or even publish it until now. I wrote entirely different kind of content then, than I do now, so I'll try to keep it as close as I can to this story's original style.
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.
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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.
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