At the age of 17, Delfena Conroy was one of the youngest figure skaters to ever master and perfect the triple axel, one of the most difficult jumps for any female figure skater to attempt. This was no surprise to anyone seeing as her mother was Olympic Gold Medalist Tracy Meade Conroy. After hearing stories about life on the competition ice from her Olympiad mother, Delfena decided at an early age that she wanted to follow in her mother's footsteps and compete amongst the best figure skaters in the world. Delfena's mother was the biggest inspiration and motivation she had and so long as she could see her mother's pearly white smile from the sidelines, Delfena knew that she could conquer anything. Her life had been figured out and skating was all she knew and, aside from her family, all she loved.
That was, until the sudden dimming of the brightest light of her life. Delfena's mother was taken from her and with that, the order in her life disappeared as well.
Delfena's world suddenly felt eerie. The years following, Delfena battled anxiety and depression and the only therapy she knew, skating, could not fill the dark void and giving up was all that felt possible.
Fast forward to 2018 where Delfena has come to terms with reality and decided that her dreams are the only way to connect with her mother. She mustered up the courage to apply (and earn) a scholarship to Lakelen Athletic Academy where she could pursue a life that centered around her goals.
Delfena lives out her dreams after moving in with her aunt across the country, but things really start to take a turn when her past begins to consume her future and the relationships she builds in the process, crumble. Will Delfena be able to handle the pressure and achieve what she strives to or will she be prone to the darkness forever?
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*Updates every week, hopefully.
*BEWARE, there are LOTS of mistakes both grammar and spelling wise, oops.
After enduring years of neglect and cruelty from her mother and stepfather, Ariana's life changes drastically when tragedy brings her under the guardianship of five brothers she's never met and they never even knew they had a sister.
For her brothers, learning they have a sister is an unwelcome surprise. Suspicious and reluctant, her brothers see Aria as an outsider, a stranger disrupting the fragile balance of their lives.
For Aria, their home is both a new beginning and a constant reminder of the family that left her behind.
Haunted by the pain of her past, Aria struggles to adjust, her every action guarded and her trust hard to earn.
As her brothers try to understand her, they begin to glimpse the scars she hides and the strength she carries. Little by little, resentment turns to empathy, and the walls between them start to crumble. But just as the siblings begin to find common ground, the secrets and trauma of Aria's old life threaten to tear them apart. Together, they must decide whether they can overcome the shadows of the past to forge a family and whether Aria can finally find a place to belong.