Salt

I can’t breathe.
Existing feels like pouring salt over an open wound.
I hate my life.

So, I got a new one.

In the gold-lined halls of Groveton College, I’m an outsider, a nobody in a sea of wealthy faces. Navigating a world I’ve never known, building friendships, and dodging rivalries is a struggle each day. All too soon, I’m forced to learn the biggest lesson of them all.
Trust no one, especially them.
The Deviants.

Ezra, Kingston, Ozzy, and the bully to rule all bully’s, Brax. Four men who exude confidence and danger in equal measure. They’re every bit an embodiment of the sexy rockstars they dream to become. They invade my thoughts, my classes, my life, threatening to tear down the carefully constructed barriers I've been forced to build to protect myself.
They want to ruin me, torture me, bring me pleasure like I’ve never known.

But I have secrets that threaten to consume me, to unravel the fragile threads holding me together. They weigh heavy on my heart, suffocating me with every breath I take, choking my voice from my lungs.

They say that secrets have a way of coming to light, but you can’t tell a secret if you never speak. Unfortunately, the Deviants are determined to find out who I am and what happened to me, no matter what it may cost us all in the end.

The question is, will they stand by my side when they know my truth?

Only time will tell, especially when my past viciously returns, ready to destroy everything I’ve finally built for myself.