For years, two major gangs have fought, and made chaos on the small, bad city it's in. Almost every night, there's ether been a robbery, or a shooting. Manly from the gangs.
The names, are the Hinju, with the leader, Smith.
Then there's the Barren, with the leader, James.
The gangs have brought their kids into this, so no more normal life for them.
The Barren gangs leader, has a daughter, Destiny Sky. She hates her name, so everyone just calls her Des.
She has followed in the footsteps of her father, as if she was him. Getting into drugs, and fights at a young age, and is now in the gang.
The Hinju gangs leader, has a son, named Allen Matthews. His dad, the leader, is abusive, drunk. His mum died when he was little. He hates his father, but follows him in the gang life, because he wants to show his dad that he isn't the little boy he used to be.
These are their stories.
Luke has been in love with his best friend, Taylor, for too long now and it's getting difficult to be around him. He knows it's time to move on and find someone who can make him happy, but he feels like that will never happen, not with the way Taylor has his heart...
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Being in love with your best friend is hard. Luke Peterson knows this better than anyone else, as he's agonized over his feelings for Taylor Schofield for the past five years. So when he meets the handsome and confident Will Carson who wants to help him get over Taylor, it seems like the perfect chance for him to move on. But can Luke truly give Will a chance? Or will his heart always belong to his best friend?
Content and trigger warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and homophobia.
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Cover designed by Holly Thurston