Chapter One

"Why wear a mask?" "Why not?" Reclusive, bookish, quiet. Those are all words to describe Reed Jamison; that is, if you ask the other students at Springfield High. Reed isn't exactly a girl that sticks out in a town like Springfield, and that suits her just fine. She doesn't want to stick out. Of course, that all changes at the schools annual Masquerade Dance when she collides with Him. Warren Young, a boy whose name is synonymous with terror and trouble, is her intimidating neighbor, who uses violence to get his way. He's the only person to ever really notice Reed and treat her like a person. It terrifies her. She knows that if there is anyone capable of getting behind her mask, it's him.