On the outside, I have it all together. I'm not the popular girl in school but no one can tell how I feel on the inside, how I feel everyday of my life. My name is Isabella Jacobs and I'm 16 years old. I have a little sister called Scarlette and a big brother called Zack that I never see. I'm glad I don't see him though, he can never know what home is like now he's gone. It would break his heart and I love him too much to let that happen. I can look after myself, I have been for longer than I can remember now. Maybe one day someone will help me, maybe I'll get a knight in shining armour like all those in the books... but until then, I must fight my way through life and protect everything I care about. *** For Isabella, life is hard but she makes the most of it. On the outside she has everything, the big house, the money and even the looks but she doesn't see this. She sees the bruises, the dark circles under her eyes and the hate in her fathers eyes every time he looks at her. After one visit from her beloved brother, one by one her secrets unravel and brick by brick her walls get knocked down... but by one person in particular. This isn't your cliché love story where the girl falls for the boy and then he realises what he's missed out on, and then they live happily ever after... Isabella might not get her happy every after, but someone might fight for it in her favour!
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