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

Graduating with three friends, one of whom was my boyfriend. Could my life have been any wilder than it was? I was a mute who was once a social pariah, and though I wasn’t the class clown, I wasn’t as much of a reject as I had been before. Logan had ceased all teasing of me and others followed by his example. Noelle had fallen down the social ladder since her breakup with Logan, but that didn’t bother me much. She needed to be taken down a peg or two.


After Logan had gotten the video, he found Vic and me and played back her confession. She didn’t have a real reason to hate me other than we both wanted the same man, and I had him. She hated me even before then. I pray never to hold a grudge over something so mediocre.


Chapter 47: Graduation