Ollie's life has always felt a bit quiet, like he's standing on the edge of something he can't quite name. With his best friend, Finn, by his side, he's made it through the ups and downs of growing up in a small town, facing high school, and navigating the everyday uncertainties of teenage life. But as Ollie grapples with unspoken feelings for Finn, his carefully maintained world begins to shift in ways he never anticipated.
Told through Ollie's introspective and heartfelt perspective, the story explores his journey of self-discovery, courage, and the struggle between staying silent or taking a risk that could change everything. As Ollie faces family pressures, friendship complexities, and his own evolving identity, he finds himself confronting questions about love, loyalty, and the delicate balance between being true to himself and protecting a friendship that means everything to him.
"My mother named me Miracle, but I am anything but a miracle in her and our family's life. I am a mistake. I am a product of a heinous crime."
Miracle Astor was born after the rape of her mother. Aurora Astor was convinced by everyone in her family to have an abortion when she found out that her assault had resulted in a child, but much to everyone's shock, Aurora kept the child, and after a long and excruciating labor, on her last breath, she said the word Miracle, which became her daughter's name.
After Aurora died giving birth to her daughter, little Miracle was left under the care of her brothers, all of whom blamed her for the tragedy that happened to their mother. But in order to protect the reputation of their late mother and their well-known family name, the Astor brothers raised Miracle as their own and made the public believe that she was the full-blood daughter of the Astor family.
Sixteen years later, Miracle became depressed and neglected as she carries the heavy weight of pain, guilt, and blame for what happened to her mother.
But what happens when history tries to repeat itself with what happened to Aurora now threatening to happen to Miracle? And the terrible secret of their family cracks and reveals itself out to everyone? Will Miracle finally break? Will her brothers finally step in and be the brothers that she needed? Will someone stop the history from repeating itself and finally save Miracle?
Read to find out!
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