Nadia Lovell, was your normal 17 year old girl, who was about to start her junior year at Morrison High School. Life was as normal as it could be for Nadia, until the beginning of last year - the same reoccurring nightmare had returned.
Nadia has to figure out how to break this nightmare, and discover the reason for this built up trauma. On sidelines of her school, and home life lie a dark secret and dangerous past to her family line. Taking notice of things around her that aren't what they appear to be, and knowing deep down someone was stalking her for reasons unknown. With her brother, Aaron Lovell, and his new best friend, Jev Carters, transferring from their private school to Nadia's high school, had thrown an even bigger wrench in her life situation.
Someone wants to hurt her, her dreams are coming more and more unhinged, and Jev seems to be at the center of it all. Showing up at places, and acting suspiciously around her has her believing that he may know more than he is leading on.
Will Jev help Nadia figure out her dreams, and from the danger that is lurking in the shadows? Or will he abandon her with the least information, and setting her life back up on the line?
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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