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After witnessing the death of her mother and brother, Ember Rose moves back to her home state, Virginia, with her dad. She has no connections to her previous home in California, so the move is just another fact of life for her. She's never been loud and outgoing, but after the accident, she's been distanced from reality. Most of her time is spent alone in her room, occupying herself. And when she starts her new school, she intends on ignoring everyone and being completely independent, just like she did in California. But when a boy fixates his attention on her, she somehow becomes the talk of the school.
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"Are you the new student everyone keeps bitching about?" He asks me.
"Theo!" Ally screams. "That's rude!"
"Yes." I reply.
"Are you seriously a lion tamer?" Theo asks, earning a smack on the arm from Ally.
"No, I just helped Vanessa learn a valuable life lesson."
"Huh," he huffs. "Close enough."
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