Devastated

<p><strong>They want to ruin me.</strong></p><p> </p><p>I'm used to being the new girl.</p><p> </p><p>Every time Dad gets restationed it's the same routine--keep my head low and be invisible until the next move.</p><p> </p><p>Except despite the uniform I don't have the money or the complexion to blend in with the devastatingly rich and beautiful students gracing the halls of Desert Badlands Academy.</p><p> </p><p>It's bad enough that before my first day I let Xander Gale give me a handy introduction in a darkened hallway of his home. Even if he is hot I keep telling myself I don't need any distractions. My scholarship is riding on finishing up the year here.</p><p> </p><p>But when I see him looking at me I still hope we can pick up where we left off.</p><p> </p><p>Only now his lingering stares have caught the attention of the other sinister members of The Crows--Jorden Battle and Marshall Landers. All beautiful disasters gods and idols of Badlands--or Wastelands--who feast on the innocent.</p><p> </p><p>***</p><p> </p><p>It's all my fault.</p><p> </p><p>Marshall caught me watching Izabelle Waters. He's made a game out of taking whatever he knows I want just to see me scramble. And for what? To be the King of The Crows?</p><p> </p><p>Now there's going to be a feeding. He wants me to ruin Izabelle with the whole school watching.</p><p> </p><p>I'm not going to allow it.</p><p> </p><p>Not when my future relies on it. Not when she's the first girl I ever really wanted. Not when the last girl we videoed ourselves ruining is now dead.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>***Devastated is a 30000-word dark/mature high school romance novella with a bully/suspense twist. This is the first book in the Wastelands Academy Series. Contains foul language sexual scenes and mention of suicide; any sex featured is consensual.</p><p>*Previously published in Hearts of Darkness: A Valentine's Day Bully Romance Anthology.</p>