25 parts Ongoing Mature"Your scars are what make you beautiful. They show your whole story, they show who you are, and what you have been through. Your scars show that you are a survivor, and you are not allowed to think otherwise. I love you, Freya."
"Scars and all?"
"Scars and all."
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Freya Jackson was 14 when she and her siblings lost their parents. Their grandma, Talia, was their only living relative so she became their sole guardian. Talia strongly believed that girls were useless pieces of trash that were only good for cleaning, cooking, and bearing children, 5 years later she felt the same way. Now that Freya is the only girl in the family, Talia hates her with all her being and has been abusing her for the last 5 years. Talia sells Freya to men to get more money. These men beat, raped, whipped, cut, anything and everything you can imagine. Her brothers had no idea she was being abused all this time. Freya's only escape is music, when she gets accepted into Julliard she jumps at the opportunity knowing it is the only way she will be able to get away from her grandma.
When Alessandro Pierce's dad bailed on him 4 years ago the day his little sisters were born, he shut out everyone that wasn't his family. His mom is a hard-working nurse who is rarely home, leaving Alessandro to take care of and raise his younger siblings. He doesn't care, he loves his brother and sisters with all his heart, and his mom too. To help bring in money he gets a job as a trainer at the local gym where he has been working for 3 years. Alessandro loves to play the guitar for Autumn, it helps her to fall asleep, one day his mom comes home, and hears him playing. She secretly enrolls him in the school of his dreams, Juilliard. He gets in.