Moving is terrifying enough, but becoming immersed in an unsolved murder case in a new, foreign place is even worse.
When Ella's family packs up and leaves behind the home she has lived in since she was a little girl, Ella begins to resent her parents' decision to relocate to a new state. After leaving behind her friends, hometown, and boyfriend Josh, Ella is convinced she will never find the same kind of happiness again.
When they finally arrive in this peculiar new place, however, Ella encounters a new dilemma. As she begins to develop feelings for the neighbor boy, she discovers that the small California town is hiding a big secret. Will Ella ever find her way back to her beloved hometown, or will she get wrapped up in the mystery that nobody else can seem to escape from?
***Note: This story may contain some mature language and sexual scenes.
-Let's just stay here forever-
Alice Clarke lives in a dingy flat in London with her Dad until something changes.Her Dad is killed. She is sent to a home for minors who have gone through trauma. She is silent, blaming herself until she meets Fergus, a Scottish boy filled with energy. He teaches Alice how to be young while she can.
But how can Alice stay in such a small town with only Fergus keeping her afloat? She can't possibly let their friendship become more- not when her Dad's just died. Trapped inside her own thoughts, Alice has to face the inevitable truth that she won't be young and with Fergus for long.
Not when she leaves.
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