All Of Your Scars: Book One

Ember

I grew up with eyes on me not because I wanted it, but because I didn’t fit into the stereotypical beauty standards. And it doesn’t help that my twin brother's perfect— the golden child. While I’m an outsider... especially in my own family. The stares and whispers were something I grew up with, something I was used to, but now they follow me for a whole different reason. A humiliating night that happened at the end of my freshman year at Rockford University all because of Declan Sanderson.

A cocky, no good, hockey player who I’ve been lucky enough to avoid since that night… until now. Now I’m stuck working with him for the rest of junior year. And to make matters worse, he doesn’t even remember that night at all. He’s talking to me like it never happened. I didn’t trust him before that night...

why would I trust him now?

Declan

My life has revolved around hockey since before I could even walk. Even though it’s a path that I technically didn’t get to choose, it’s a path I’ve grown to love. When I’m on the ice, I feel alive, and it’s the only time I truly feel out of my head. But once I’m off the ice, I’m back to reality:

A dad who belittles me. Parents who constantly fight. And a guilty conscience over events that took place freshman year destroying Ember Bowman, the twin sister of one of my teammates.

I’ve been able to avoid her for the last two years, but the world thought it’d be the perfect time to throw her back into my life… for two whole semesters. Because the one thing I need while my life falls apart is an econ partner who drives me up a wall. A partner who doesn’t trust me, let alone like me. But that doesn’t mean I won’t continue to try and break through those walls that she’s built up to try and figure out who Ember is under the surface. And if I’m lucky, I’ll be able to show her that there’s so much more to life than being perfect…

unless I screw it all up first.