For six years, Eli, the daughter of a maid, has been hopelessly in love with Victoria, the daughter of her mother's wealthy employer. Since they were fifteen, Eli has tried everything - sweet letters, thoughtful gifts, and heartfelt confessions - but Victoria has rejected her every time. Now, with their 21st birthdays approaching, Eli has finally had enough. After a particularly cruel remark from Victoria, Eli decides to stop chasing her altogether.
But the moment Eli walks away, Victoria's behavior shifts. Suddenly, she's everywhere - interrupting Eli's conversations, glaring at anyone who shows her attention, and acting as though she's always been hers.
Eli thought her heart had endured enough, but now she's caught between letting go and a possessive Victoria who refuses to let her move on. Is this love - or just the fear of losing someone who was once always there?
When Franny learns why former popular boy Tyler fell from grace, she gets thrown head-first into his dangerous world but also closer to his timid heart.
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Eighteen-year-old Tyler Madden used to have everything. He was captain of the football team, popular, high achiever, and was set to have a successful career. But when a secret too hard to handle comes to light, he turns to underground fighting to deal with the pain. Now, he's in too deep. And when Francesca Howard befriends him at school in the hopes of figuring out what went wrong, she unknowingly gets pulled into the criminal world he's now stuck in. As the two find comfort in each other, they find themselves faced with their impending future and trying to get Tyler out alive.
Content/Trigger Warning: this story contains scenes pertaining to drug use, substance abuse, and violence.
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