Secrets
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Book One
Teagan Saldana, a girl who lives a life of luxury, not that you'd think it so. Her father runs the most successful business in the world. She seemingly has everything but that's not true. She lost something very important at a young age. None the less she always tries to help others and works hard for anything she treasures, even if it breaks her. Her life is about to take a turn she never would have seen coming. Her life for one intertwines with a boy, Jacob Darrow. He has not had it easy and therefore he acts out taking out his anger mainly on Teagan. He's the school's popular guy and his counterpart is none other than the Olivia Thompson. They have been making Teagan's life in highschool a living hell.
It's a new year and things happen that she never thought would happen. Secrets step into the light. Secrets are created and kept from people that need to know them. These are secrets that could completely shatter people's trust for each other. Secrets that control life or death.
Some say, certain secrets are better kept hidden...
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