At a night meant for costumes and laughter, secrets erupt into violence—and Luci proves how far she’ll go to protect the people she loves when the party turns dangerous. Continue reading Bruised Hearts: Chapter Nineteen
As secrets surface and loyalties fracture, Matthew finally chooses himself—forcing Lucita to confront the painful truth that loving someone who won’t choose her is breaking her apart. Continue reading Bruised Hearts: Chapter Eighteen
After standing her ground at school, Lucita finally lets herself fall into Cyrus’s arms—only to have the truth he’s been hiding tear her heart apart. Continue reading Bruised Hearts: Chapter Seventeen
Caught between fractured loyalties and a changing family, Becca finds unexpected freedom in the waves—and a fragile kind of honesty waiting for her at the dinner table. Continue reading Bruised Hearts: Chapter Sixteen
As Luci spirals between love, fury, and the comfort she shouldn’t want, Matt and Cyrus finally crack—revealing a truth explosive enough to destroy all three of them. Continue reading Bruised Hearts: Chapter Fifteen
Homecoming unravels into chaos as buried trauma, jealousy, and heartbreak collide, forcing every friend to learn the hard truth that love—wanted or unreturned—can hurt just as much as hate. Continue reading Bruised Hearts: Chapter Fourteen
As music, tension, and emotion collide at homecoming, Luci’s fragile heart shatters—caught between the boy she loves and the one who loves her back—while Matt and Cyrus finally face the painful truth that neither can have her without breaking something beyond repair. Continue reading Bruised Hearts: Chapter Thirteen
On a morning of tangled loyalties and frayed hearts, Luci grabs Becca’s hand and skips school for salt air and second chances—choosing warmth, honesty, and a brief, sunlit freedom over the noise that’s been breaking them both. Continue reading Bruised Hearts: Chapter Twelve
Caught between broken families and broken friendships, Becca and Luci finally find healing in each other’s honesty—sharing regrets, pain, and forgiveness until the hug between them feels like choosing the right person at last. Continue reading Bruised Hearts: Chapter Eleven
Torn between desire, guilt, and old loyalties, Matthew finds himself caught in the middle as Luci seeks distraction and Cyrus struggles with jealousy—until a car ride confession reveals just how dangerously close Matthew is to falling for the girl who belongs to his best friend. Continue reading Bruised Hearts: Chapter Ten
