Emma Orfea Valdez.
Youngest and the only daughter in the Valdez clan in over a century. Fitting her name, she was the entire universe of the Valdez family. She made them whole, she shed light on the darkness they possessed. She was joy and they were happy.
Until her parents filed for divorce. Until she was forced to go live with her mother, hundreds of miles away from home.
Now she's back, with those people, in that house but nothing is the same anymore. Her father is different and so are her brothers. There are new members in the family, a stepmom along with step-siblings.
10 years later, everyone is a stranger to one another.
How is Emma Valdez going to come to terms with the sudden and big change, especially when she's unable to speak anymore?
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"You don't know everything that goes on in this family, Emma," her oldest brother sounded exasperated, irritated even.
Unfortunately for him, Emma wasn't in the mood to back down.
'Yeah, I know. I am not exactly a part of it.'
Her written words had the desired reaction, a flash of guilt and sorrow passed through his amber eyes before he covered it up. Trying to maintain his usual stoic face, he spoke up, "There are some things that you're never going to know."
Emma wrote down her counterattack, preparing to blow his impassive façade away.
'Like the mafia? Cause I know about that.'
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Trigger Warnings: Blood, Gore, Violence, Abuse, Explicit Language, Torture
Although I would be providing trigger warnings, if you are easily triggered by these things or if it makes you uncomfortable, then please refrain from reading this book. Please don't report my book, ignoring the warnings I've already provided.
I felt the tears rise and I looked down for a minute, gathering all of my resolve. I looked up again and stared him right in the eye.
"You know what? I trusted you!" I jabbed my finger in his chest and he recoiled.
"I trusted you and you broke my trust. I trusted you to keep the secret. I trusted you enough to tell you everything. I trusted you to keep my trust. I trusted you." I told him and he flinched as my voice broke in the end. I looked away from him and at everyone else in the room.
"And you wonder why I never trust. You know what? I can't do this. I'm done." I scoffed and shoved past Aiden but paused at the door, not looking back.
"Oh, and if you are still curious? Go ahead and hack into the file. Don't say that I didn't warn you."
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Alexis and Aiden are siblings with Aiden being 11 months older than her. With a neglectful mother and an abusing step dad, these two face the world on their own with no one to help them out. When they get a chance at a new life, they jump at it. What happens when Alexis bumps into a boy in the new school she is set to attend? Especially when the boy she bumps into looks exactly like her.
[Like I mention in every book, my descriptions are horrible so please read the book before judging anything.]