The Art of Coming Undone
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  • Reads 123
  • Votes 14
  • Parts 8
  • Time 2h 36m
Ongoing, First published Jul 01, 2024
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Welcome to paradise. Try not to drown.

Beneath the relentless sun of Palm Beach -a city drenched in wealth, image, and illusion- shadows aren't welcome. At least, not at first glance. Gilded mansions and imported cars paint a picture of perfection, but behind the manicured hedges and five-star galas lies something far more twisted.

Here, dreams come with a price tag, and masks aren't optional - they're a means of survival.

At the center of it all are four teenagers, each walking a tightrope between who they are and who they're expected to be. As the school year unfolds under the suffocating heat, their lives become entangled in secrets, pressure, and quiet desperation - the kind that money can't fix.

They drift through charity balls and late-night yacht parties, where silence speaks louder than words and love is both a fantasy and a weapon. But it only takes one reckless night to shatter the illusion. And once the cracks begin to spread, there's no going back.

Because in Palm Beach, the truth never stays buried.

Coming undone isn't an accident - it's an art. And in a world where everyone's pretending, the hardest thing to find is something real.
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