Because out of all the lights in the room, you shined the brightest.
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After scoring tickets to a punk rock concert with her friend in Vegas, 18 year-old Ruby, just graduated high school, decides to go and have fun before she's off to college, but after checking out the famous new band, in which her friend is so obsessed about ,The nightcrawlers, sparks fly when she sees the band's guitarist.
Daniel Greco, the band's youngest member and guitarist, with his quiet mysterious aura and green eyes notices Ruby and after a night in which both can't remember they wake up next to each other in an awkward situation.
Both in their underwear, with a expensive looking ring, matching tattoos, and a condom.
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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