Chloe Williams is not a typical teenager. She may have the aspects of a typical teenager but she is far more favoured against her adversaries. She has the looks to die for; shimmering golden hair, bright blue eyes, perfect rosy checks, Cupid's bow lips, flawless ivory skin, the perfect hourglass figure... what more is there to want. Wherever she walks girls envy her, guys become weak in her presence, there is even a rumour that she puts them under a spell. Chloe Williams is a gossip factor for the many students of Queen Ethel Berge's Academy. There are many scandals on the corridors of QEBA but somehow Chloe always manages to be in the limelight and never slip under the radar. With Chloe's impressive grades, beautiful looks, unseemingly high popularity status and filthy rich parents, Chloe finds herself known as a celebrity among the student body. Chloe finding it difficult to make any real friends with all the unwanted attention, resorts to being feared or worshiped by the students. Though when one day Charming, smart and sexy captain of the football team, James Wilde, the notorious bad boy and holds the reputation of a player takes Chloe's eyes, she finds it hard to resist temptation. With Chloe under someone else's charm for a change, she finds adventure and mystery in the unusual James Wilde. Quickly accepted by Chloe's peers, James tries to melt the ice queen and bring her back to life. All seems dandy in their cliché romance story, until Chloe stumbles upon a quite large unnerving secret James and his best friend Scott may have forgot to share. With Chloe feeling used for the advantage of James and Scott dare, leading to heart break and possible social suicide, Chloe feels it in her heart to cook up her own revenge plan. This including the survival of the social suicide plan....
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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