Natalia Salkowski A.K.A. Natalia Wolf, a girl who ran away from her foster parents’ home at age 20. She wanted to explore the world without any people disturbing her, and by means of “any people” she meant her foster parents and her 14 year old step-sister.
She went to another city; a city where designer stuffs and fancy restaurants were. In short, it was an everything-expensive-city. The city became her playground, and people –rich and hot people –were her own chess pieces. In the middle of her game, she met Doctor Jess Park, an excellent Psychologist from the town she just left.
Psychopaths interest Dr Jess. Natalia interest her.
Natalia agreed to the doctor to live with her under the same roof, but with the agreed condition that Dr Jess will pay for all expenses: food, rent, electricity, water bill. And for the benefit of Dr Jess, Natalia will let her observe her entire shenanigans, and write everything she did for the whole day. Just like a report.
Dr Jess got more and more curious of why and how Natalia became a psychopath. She dug deeper into Natalia’s past and present. There, she unravelled secrets that even Natalia had no idea of.
One night, in Natalia's favourite bar where she loved playing most, she met Frazer Wilford, a rich rebellious guy. She stared at him for a minute thinking why his name was very familiar to her. And then she realised why. Frazer was the guy her foster parents were talking about.
The guy they wanted her to marry.
Out of curiosity due to Frazer’s actions, Natalia decided to go back to her foster parent’s house. Not to marry Frazer, but to host a game. To her, Frazer was an interesting character she wanted to know more about. But instead of learning about Frazer, she ended up learning more about herself.
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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