Breaking The Standards

She hides her scars no one can see.
He's mute, choosing silence to bury his pain.
He breaks others to hold his heart together.
He's violent because pain is the only thing that drowns out his own.
Four broken souls. One academy. Can they heal each other-or will their darkness consume them all?

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At Ridgeview Academy, 18-year-old Autumn Rivers thought she could outrun her past. With a full scholarship and a plan to stay under the radar, she came to escape---not to get caught up in anyone's drama. But as soon as she steps on campus, her plans begin to crumble.

After a reckless stunt involving three of the academy's notorious troublemakers- Hunter, Jaxon, and Levi-the dean offers them an ultimatum: help Autumn adjust, or face expulsion. But each of the boys has a dark secret of their own, and helping Autumn might expose them all.

As Autumn tries to keep her past hidden, she unknowingly starts to get closer to the boys. But the more she uncovers about their lives, the more she wonders: are they trying to help her, or are they just as lost and broken as she is?

"The more I tried to stay hidden, the more they found me. And the harder it became to decide if I wanted to be saved or if I was already too far gone."