After the Rain
Cassandra Ward had been taking care of herself almost as long as she could remember. Her parents had died when she was 8, and she'd been sent to live with her Aunt and her boyfriend shortly after. She'd taken everything life had thrown at her, and dealt with it by herself. She'd dealt with the abuse by herself. She'd called the cops by herself. She'd even gotten HIM arrested. All by herself. She didn't need anyone, she could take care of herself. So when the anxiety started getting worse, she never told anybody.Now, at seventeen, she's being sent to live with her brother in Colorado. Far away from her terrible past. All she needs to do is finish her senior year with her head down, and she'll finally be free. But what happens when a mysterious boy comes tumbling into her life. Will she be able to stay on track, or will she get lost in the storm.…