Dirty diamond
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Last published Sun, May 22, 2022
Her life was meant to be a song. That's what her mother used to say. And she believed it. For a time. Only, instead of the catchy, funky pop song with an edge it used to be; it's now looking to be more of a depressing country song, headed for sad elevator playlists.
But, beggars can't be choosers. Isn't that what they say?
Saint Emery dreams of escaping her county controlled, group home life. And she has a plan. It depends on her music. It got her in to the most exclusive prep school in town on a full ride. And it can certainly get her to college. And beyond.
And if she could somehow catch the eye or the heart of her best friend in the world, that would be even better.
But guys like Crew James, football god and son of a high profile senator, don't end up with girls from the group home.
Even if he is the very best thing in her disheveled little world.
Even if his father is the keeper of one of her darkest secrets.
Even if he is the reason for her senior year being the worst year of her life.
Even then. She would still take him. In any way she could.
Because her life is a song. And this one, doesn't have a happy ending without him.
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"What about those rules?" I asked, looking up at him. We stopped in the middle of the fountain, clothes soaked, bodies close. His breathing was heavy, eyes dark. "You make me want to break every rule I've ever been taught." Valen Pierson. Looks that could kill. A heart that couldn't. She's learned to adapt, roll with the punches. Then she found her constants, and had no plans of losing them anytime soon. But when her father, billionaire Victor Pierson, decides to upend her life for the second time, she has no choice but to leave the only life she's known. Even if it was one she wished she could forget. Saint Andrews. Golden Boy. Dark Soul. Lead singer and guitarist in an up and coming rock band. Star athlete at Weston Prep. Son of the one of the richest couples in America. He only has 1 rule: Don't ever let anyone close to him. Ever. Again. It has to be written in fate. Valen and Saint's hatred for one another in undeniable, and unavoidable. But the same could be said for their attraction. Their families are close. And when it comes to business, they're even closer. Constantly thrown together, they either can't get away or can't get enough. What starts as a a simple favor to the cruelest boy in NYC, turns into something much more dangerous. Valen needs him to let go. And Saint might just have let her in.
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