"Please stay still my lady" Abby spoke to me again. I was in the bath, she was scrubbing the dry blood off of me, which was stained on there. I was covered in blood, but NONE of it was mine, I found that really odd. Whose blood was I covered in? They could be dead, if not, barely alive from how much blood was on me.
"Why do you keep calling me your lady?" I questioned her, starting to get annoyed by it, she's called me her lady about five times.
"Because you are with sir. Rurikovich, no?" She looked confused. Was I with WHO?!
"No! I am not with sir. shithead, he kidnapped me! Does anyone get the memos?" I hissed at her.
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"We're in Birmingham?" I looked at them shocking, wishing to cry. How did I get here?! NO, I couldn't be here!
"Not exactly, but yes" Vlad sighed.
"Why am I here?" I shouted to him.
"Just tell her son" His mother told him.
"I am the prince of this vampire kingdom." His words were echoing in my ears. He was, what..? No, no such thing is real.
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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