Where Roses Grew from Concrete
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Last published Fri, May 1, 2026
Alina Simpson was the new transfer student at a school where she hardly new anyone , new environments terrified her but she has to face her fears since this is the only school that offers a sixth form program for the subjects she actually wanted to do .
Zayn Blackwood was very popular in school , but for some reason he never stayed out of trouble, always getting suspended, always placed on probation always in some gang or starting wars . He always stay far away as possible from new people and socializing he finds it difficult to talk to random people but he's also very dominating like he could destroy anything at a single glance.
As soon as he walked in he was captured by her beauty but decided to stay away since he didn't wanna ruin his reputation but can that single excuse keep him away from his heart ?
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