"You think you know all about me, but you don't, you think you can get whatever you want, but you can't." I scoff in disbelief to the tall, half Brazilian boy in front of me. The glint in his dark eyes weighed me down and I can feel his breath softly graze my neck. His mouth curls up into a smirk that catches me off guard.
With a shaky breath I continue, "And dear boy, you cant have me."
His gaze lowers to my lips as he presses his body closer; trapping me between the wall and him. In a deep husky voice he replies, "But would you like to see me try?"
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I hate him. I really, really, actually want to shove his basketball career, his damaged life, and his Greek god of a body down the drain and never have to see him again.
When Rylan Alec moves to my school with a basketball scholarship hanging above his head and the arrogance of a 4 year old, there's no doubt he would capture the heart over every girl here.
But me? Me, Scarlett Shane Anderson? No, no...
Dear boy, you can't have me.
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
*****
Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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