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Malory and Kyle must participate in the annual April Fest production as the leading co-stars. If they can cooperate by the end of the production, their long records of uncivilized behaviour towards each other will be forgotten. 
Malory and Kyle attempt to cooperate, grabbing the opportunity to make a positive impact on their own future. In the process, they become entangled in the chaos of the other’s personal life. Malory learns of Kyle’s disturbing reality, and Kyle learns of Malory’s scarring past. Can these two brilliant but messy teens learn to rely on each other in the face of their silent battles?

Between The Lines

 I stare at the ground after Malory’s footsteps fade into nothing and the creaking gate closes shut. Tears well up in my eyes and I let them fall to the floor, watching them drip one by one onto my boots. 


 As if I don’t have enough to worry about. Now the girl who hates me the most in the world has bait she can use on me. Technically, she doesn’t know the full story, but she doesn’t have to. And I’m sure Ron was the one who mentioned my uncle. Malory’s too intuitive not to figure it out. 


 Regardless of what she knows, I’m more afraid that she’ll figure the rest of it out. That she’ll end up in the mess, too. That Ace will find out. 


 Thankfully, he’s gone for now. He’ll have no idea she was here. But I can’t risk her ever being caught here. That corrupt culprit would be sure to check the security footage the moment he gets home. 


 I head swiftly to the security room. It’s a good thing Ace never really likes having henchmen around the house. There’s nobody to get in my way. 


 Bursting through the doors, I hack into the system and erase any trace of Malory’s appearance on the scene. 


 When I can breathe a sigh of relief, I think back to how genuinely upset and worried she looked when she saw me. Frankly, I think that it’s funny. 


 It’s funny that Malory Lloyd would be curious about what’s going on in my life. 


 It’s funny how she thinks she can persuade me to open up to her. 


 It’s funny how she thinks she can outsmart me. 


 She doesn’t actually care. And I’ll make sure she never has to.


The Cover-Up [2]