"Your incapable, of feeling" she screams, tears brimming her eyes in pure fury
"I told you, I told you not to get attached, I told you not to fall in love, I told you that when your with me your emotions, your feelings are nonexistent, so scream all you fucking want, but I warned you, I warned you not to care, not to love, because after you do your fucking screwed" he replied, with pure anger laced in his voice
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Meet Marley Mikelson the sweet, careful, small town girl. Life hasn't been easy, far from it for her. Her father abandoning her family, her mother becoming paralyzed, & having too take care of her clinically depressed brother Micah. But despite it all, she's managed to stay positive, strong. Meet Jax Knight dangerous, carefree and reckless. Life hasn't been easy for Jax either. Having to deal with the suicide of his sister Jagger, his mothers admission into the pysch ward, and his dads countless affairs. But unlike Marley, he's taken, the hardships, negatively, getting introuble, partying, drugs, sex, anything too feel numb. So what happens when fate collides two completely different people, with similar lives together. Find out in For the Liberty of Love.
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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