"What does it feel like being wealthy?"
"Well, it's a long story." --
Wealth. What is the definition of it? Well, here is a few things that describes wealth, according to the dictionary.
1.) A large amount of money or possesions.
2.) The value of all the property, possesions, and money that someone has.
3.) A large amount of number.
But you may ask, what does it really do?
1.) It ruins relationships.
2.) May come off as an annoying, spoiled turd.
3.) Brings out happiness, but only in a short period of time before facing the consequences.
Ashley Cooper has the looks, the brain, and the wealth. Add in the perfect parents, she has everything she wants. No, she isn't arrogant, she is actually far from that. She's a humble, 17 year old girl.
But as things get tough, she finds herself drowning to the real world. Where there isn't such thing called 'perfect.' Wherein there is no such thing as a happy ending. Where she finally realizes that not everything is meant to be her way. Throw in a couple skeptical hearts here and there, what is there to lose?
They never tell you what to do when five girls from your school go missing. They never tell you what to do when you witness them getting murdered in the middle of the woods.
Tragedy seems to follow me around. It constantly lurks behind me, waiting for the exact moment to snap its fingers and mess up everything.
And that night, everything changed.
Because, after that night, I wasn't the same person anymore.
I'm not known for being reckless. It's not me. But now, after I saw death with my own eyes, I can't seem to care anymore about the consequences. I got involved too deeply, and now it's too late to turn around.
There is only one rule.
Lie.
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Genevieve Farrow is a sweetheart. A girl with a heart of gold who struggles on her own. No one sees the scars that she hides so well, or the battles she has to face every day. Despite the mask that she tries to put up, existing is just exhausting for Genevieve. Dealing with her own problems is more than enough for her. That's until she finds herself tangled in a crime scene that she can't run away from, and everything in her life seems to turn upside down.
Pike Charleston is the type of boy people warn you to stay away from. Hot-headed, stubborn, and aggressive, he's known for his dangerous reputation. But he has secrets that no one knows of. A past that he desperately tries to forget. A boy that was forced to grow up sooner than he should have. Pike thinks he will never find peace, but when he gets a glimpse of her, it seems like happiness is in the cards for him.
Two tattered souls finding each other. Both broken and lost. So wrong and yet so right for each other. But will love be enough to hold them together? Will it be enough to earn them a happily ever after? There's only one way to find out.
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Started: December 27, 2023
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