Life as a teenager is already a challenge. Life as a mute only adds to the chaos, but for Aubrielle Matthews, it’s just a regular day. Balancing being a gold medal gymnast, a social pariah, and backlash for her mutism is nothing new.

If that wasn't already enough, throw in Riverback Heights alum Lynx Peak.

Lynx is the golden boy who returns with some unfinished business. Despite his popularity, he faces demons from his past. On the outside, he’s handsome and rich with a carefree aura, but that’s just on the outside. Much darker and haunted things lie beneath. Lynx knew his return wouldn’t be a warm welcome, but he was shocked by all the changes in the town that never changes.

Can Brie and Lynx find the strength to overcome the poison that is Riverback Heights?

Will Lynx be able to right the wrongs of his past?

Can Brie find the voice the town stole from her? 

The Balancing Act was created by AZW, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

The Balancing Act

He absolutely hated me, and I couldn’t care less. Brie deserved an apology and she was going to get one. I couldn't force Noelle, but I could influence Logan. If he refused, there was always the lingering threat of Mom and Dad.


“Why did you even come back?” Logan asked, his arms crossed over his chest in the passenger seat of the Dodge Durango.


He was more than capable of finding his own way to school, but I had to make sure he really apologized to her. Plus, those amber eyes haunted me at night. I didn’t have any other way to see her, to talk to her besides waiting around the gym for her. It seemed every time I went, she wasn’t there.


Was she avoiding me? Had her father warned her from me as he warned me from her?


“I have unfinished business here and once it’s finished, I’ll be moving far away,” I informed him.


Chapter 11: Changed