"Mason West, Boston McMurture, Jarod Hall, Chase Billion, Julio Rodriquez."
"Do you know who these five people are?" Naomi shook her head. "That's what I thought. These five members of The Gang are currently locked up for committing a very serious crime. Before you ask, I will not tell you. It is confidential. Okay, continuing. Your job is to find out who their connections are. I'm talking drug suppliers, other gang members, any sort of connection you can get from them will help."
When the man in the gold suit stopped talking Naomi replied, "Yes sir. Just one question." She paused to try to figure out her wording for the question. "How am I going to figure out who the five guys, whom are currently locked up in jail, connections are?"
"Your a smart girl, I'm sure you can figure out why."
"Okay, so what am I going undercover as? And how are you going to get me in a all male jail?"
The man in gold chuckles lightly. "You will be going undercover as a criminal. Considering you are a girl it might be a little difficult, but I have an idea. You will get close to the leader of the gang, Mason West He will fall in love with you. He will share his secrets with you. You just have to stand there and give him what he wants so you can get what you need."
"When you put it like that it sounds simple."
"If it was that simple then we would've had answers a long time ago."
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.
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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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