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The academy known as 'Anima academy' is either very well known or not known at all. Hidden from the real world yet known incredibly by Spies, assassins, hackers, hit men, you name it.
iEach year the 'K.Y.S' program (standing for know Your Strength) selects six kids, ages 10-15 from each category of the academy to partake in a Special mission to prove their strength and become an official team of graduates of the academy.
This year, the stakes are high, the top students of each category are chosen and a sense fills the now uneasy air. Heidi Grace, top of the spy category, knows that the academy is keeping something from the students. When she is chosen for the K.Y.S program, she'll only come closer to the answer.
Elijah's father is the head of the whole program and academy. When Elijah is chosen For the program, he'll have to idea what's next for him. What he also doesn't know is what awaits for him in the future, will he finally find the courage to admit his feelings to someone? Or will he ignore that and fall victim to his father's plans?
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𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐬.
(𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭?)
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐦𝐮𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐬. 𝐈 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲'𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞.
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𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞
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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