Along came Leland

Leland Pearce was a writer in the making. His words broke more hearts than his looks. Never had he met someone who could reach his level of articulatory expression. But when Vannia White comes crashing into his life he realizes he might've met his match. It didn't help that she was competing with him for a spot on their dream magazine company, Awake. With only one spot open, these talented young writers reach for the job opportunity of a lifetime, only to be met with the most horrific outcome. Now they have to work together in order to prove their talent. But will one crumble under pressure? Will one betray the other in a state of weakness and cowardess? Will on fall in love? Read to find out.

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"Leland I-" he puts his finger on my lips, silencing my words and my thoughts. My body stilled by just that one touch. Imagine how it would feel for his hands to- stop.
"Fuck vannia. I just," he runs his hand down his face, "it's so much easier writing my feelings down rather than saying them out loud." He says. I look into his eyes.

"Say it." I say. My hands sliding up his arms and onto the back of his triceps. He holds me captive with his stare. Eyes so stern they could steer a ship. He was never able to express anything correctly. It was always through the art of literature we learned to connect but I needed him to communicate this time. I needed him to say it. "Say. It." I press on.

He takes a deep breath and his eyes harden.
"I-"
Read to find out what happens next.