Once upon a time, a girl made a vow never to give her heart to someone undeserving . . . for the sake of her happiness and heartbreak.
Lydia Hayes has had enough grief in her life. After the death of her mother, she was torn. As for her father, he...
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I watched the way he observed me from afar—observing my every move the way predator did with prey. I watched as girls threw themselves at him, yet when I'm in sight, he accepted none of them.
They were all too beautiful for his rejection. The way their hips seductively swayed when they walked to and from him. The way their fingernails were always poise to perfection when they ran down his arm. And their physical appearance? Absolutely stunning.
I, on the other hand, had nothing to offer. My body was awkward and I was a short 5'1". I lacked the voluptuous curves and life in my brown eyes.
Yet, Miguel Acosta never took his hazel eyes off me. Why? I may never know.
When he did talk to me, his lips were drenched in honey. His voice, so sleek and smooth without a falter in his words.
But that was weeks ago—when he welcomed me into town and I just happened to be his girl next door.
Did he hear the yelling and fighting from my family?
Did he see me try to escape through my window before I was pulled back in by my brother?
Did he see the tears that ran down my red cheeks as I stared at the stars and begged God for some sort of explanation saying, "why? why this family?"
If he did, he hasn't done anything to show me his sympathy. Just watched me wallow away into the abyss of darkness.
The only thing I've ever received from him were the words that seeped from his plump honey lips.
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Hailee Steinfeld as Lydia Hayes
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Vito Basso as Miguel Acosta
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Francisco Lachowski as Daniel Hayes
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Britt Robertson as Sabrina Saunders
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Sergio Carvajal as Stephan Acosta
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Froy Gutierrez as Noah Foster
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Brian Whittaker as Corey Andrews
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