Brianna Ray has lost everything important to her. Her parents, her home, everything that mattered. Thrown into a toxic home where she finds no safety or peace, her only escape was school. Yet, when mean girl Alissa Matthews sets her target on Brianna, even school offers her no mercy. As her will cracks more and more, she finds it hard to find the strength to carry on. Battling herself, her family, her peers and her grief, Brianna finds herself spiraling out of control towards a destructive breakdown, assisted by a partner who's own darkness may be too deep to be pulled out of. While fighting to mend a broken lover, Brianna struggles to save herself as she teeters on the edge.
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Alissa Matthews has it made in life. She lives in a luxurious house owned by upper class parents who adore her. At school, the boys pawn after her and the girls scramble to be her friend. Shes beautiful with a quick wit and sense of charisma about her that's charming to some but intimidating to most so it's no surprise that she holds a high status at her school. Alissa is far from perfect, however. According to her, the whole world should revolve around her. She doesn't hold anyone's feelings in high regard and her arrogance allows her no room for humility. Alissa looked down on those she felt were below her, which was most people. She picked at every little thing about someone. If someone doesn't measure up to her royalty high standards, then they were trash to her and she would treat them as such. When Alissa gets pulled from the top of the pyramid that she grew so comfortable on and her perfect world and beloved status begins to fall apart, she finds comfort and companionship from a very unlikely person and a love that brings her relief, but inches her closer to destruction.
*CONTAINS HOMOSEXUALS*
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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