At the age of 6, Nolan Johnson was forced to witness the brutal demise of his mother, Teresa. He blamed his father, Dan, for his mother's murder and turned to a life of isolation and revenge.
Luna Crawford, a perky brunette disowned by her family, came to Harborview California seeking a new start. Jacob, an 18 year old boy, had founder wandering the streets and offered her lodging with him and his family. On Luna's first day at Harborview High, she runs into the mysterious Nolan on her way to English, knocking him over and causing him injury. Flushed and embarrassed, she offers to escort him to the nurse. Luna, clueless to his past, can somehow feel his loneliness and rage engulfing her and she is helpless against her desire to protect him despite Jacob's warnings.
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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