“I'm not sure what exactly prompted me to do this. Maybe it was because of the impossible expectations I was faced with, or maybe my self-hatred played a role in what happened. But I knew I needed something new. I needed someone... something... to lead me off the path I had chosen. Otherwise, I would have become a lost, empty semblance of a person.

So I did. I approached her, then I stalked her, and then I made her all mine. I found hope and my life was saved...”

Ryan Burnham is the privileged son of an American congressman and captain of the university's hockey team. Just as he is on the verge of realizing his dream of playing for the NHL, his parents plan a different life scenario for him. The one everyone is waiting for him to accept in order to maintain his reputation as a model family.

Forced to end her music career after a terrible tragedy that claimed the lives of her parents, Danni Cross survives in completely different circumstances than Ryan. She struggles to find her own path through life's ups and downs, working two jobs, studying part-time in college, and actively volunteering at a homeless shelter. She strives to achieve success in life herself.

Thanks to their chance meeting, two different worlds collide, giving them the opportunity to evaluate whether they are on the right path to happiness and to realizing their potential. Can their relationship survive the obstacles life has in store for them? Especially when at every step all the people around them are against them. A lot can happen in these ten days that fate has given them.

A modern novel intended for readers 18+