Chapter One

Zach is the kind of bad boy that girls usually stay away from. Sure, he's got looks to last a lifetime, but he battles suicidal thoughts, anger, anxiety and depression. With a dead-beat dad and a missing mother, Zach can only handle so much pain. Now he pushes everyone away, including Mara, the too shy, too pretty girl that catches his eye. Mara is the light in his dark world, and all she wants is to take away his pain; to lead Zach away from the life he lives. Yet he refuses to love her. He can't love her. He doesn't want to love anyone. He just wants to disappear.