The Jack Effect

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝.

𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘺. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵.

Sixteen-year-old Keira Calloway has always kept things in check; her family, her friends, herself. But with year eleven piling on and her home life pulling at the seams, the balance is slipping.

Max Brannigan is the golden boy. Star footy player. Top of the class. Perfect on paper. But behind closed doors, perfection's a prison.

Then Jack Doyle walks into St. Bellamy College. Quiet, guarded, and not looking to fit in. All he wants is to keep his head down. Until he meets Keira.

What starts as friendship spirals into something messier, deeper. As secrets surface and lines blur, loyalty is tested, hearts are on the line, and Keira must decide how far she'll go to protect the people she loves, and what silence might cost her.