Avabelle Love: college student, good girl, rich family, beautiful, and heartbroken by her bestfriend.
Ryder Das: dead dad, mom's somewhere in the world, drugs, tattoo, gang member, ex bestfriend of Ava.
Rage: leader of gang, drug dealer, evil, cold hearted, abusive, and Ryder owes him money, lots of it.
Ryder and Ava haven't been friends for a year, when suddenly they're back in each other's lives. Ryder knew that he could become friends with her again and get the money he needed, until she said no.
Rage is pissed. Ryder was late on the payment. He takes the only thing that matters to him, Ava.
Ryder and his old friend Jake try to save her but get caught themselves. Ryder has 2 days or Jake and Ava are dead. And Ryder's next.
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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