More Than This

Mikayla In one night my fairytale ended. Or it may have begun. This is my story of friendship and love, heartbreak and desire, and the strength to show weakness. Jake One night I met a girl. A sad and broken girl, but one more beautiful than any other. She laughed through her sadness, while I loved through her heartbreak. This is our story of a maybe ever after. ''He was right. It made no difference whether it was 6 months or 6 years. I couldn't undo what had been done. I couldn't change the future. I couldn't even predict it. It was one night. One night when everything changed. It was so much more than just the betrayal. It was the tragedy. The deaths. The Murders. But it was also that feeling. That feeling of falling.'' Mature Reader Advised. Language and Sexual content. When Mikayla imagined her prom night, she envisioned a fairy-tale evening full of romance. So when betrayal and [...]tragedy come in quick succession, Mikayla is completely destroyed. Suddenly, everything she loved and everyone she relied on are tragically, irrevocably gone.Jake, a handsome boy she just met, happens to witness her loss. With no one to turn to, Mikayla is forced to depend on this near stranger and his family, and he in turn is determined to take care of her. But Mikayla—thrust into adulthood with no one to guide her—is desperate to contain her grief and hide what she considers to be her weakness. Mikayla and Jake both want more, but despite their growing closeness and intense chemistry, she tries to keep her distance and protect her heart. As he does everything in his power to win her trust, Mikayla must choose between remaining alone and safe or letting love in.