Against All Odds

Against All Odds Breaking Hearts Duet Book 1 Bre Rose Copyright Copyright © 2023 by Bre Rose All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law, or for the use of brief quotations in a review. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places and events are either used in a fictitious manner, or a product of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons or actual events is purely coincidental. Cover Design by Hot and Thorny Designs Proofreading and Editing by Shayna Turpin E Book and Paperback Formatting by Bre Rose Contents Blurb Author Note and Trigger Warning Playlist Dedication Prologue 1. Sierra 2. Sierra 3. Sierra 4. Sierra 5. Sierra 6. Sierra 7. Sierra 8. Sierra 9. Sierra 10. Sierra 11. Sierra 12. Sierra 13. Sierra 14. Zander 15. Sierra 16. Sierra 17. Wesley 18. Sierra 19. Braxton 20. Sierra 21. Zander 22. Sierra 23. Sierra 24. Sierra 25. Sierra 26. Sierra 27. Sierra 28. Sierra 29. Sierra 30. Sierra 31. Sierra 32. Cyrus 33. Sierra 34. Sierra 35. Wesley Epilogue Afterword Acknowledgments About Bre Rose Also By Bre Rose Blurb He was my best friend until he wasn’t. One night was all it took to change everything. A night that I can’t remember. I went from friend to public enemy number one. Bullied and harassed every day in the hell hole called high school. Life only gets worse after the death of my mother. I was thrust into the role of caretaker to keep me and my sister together. Struggle and secrets are what my life has become, doing whatever it takes. Working at the only job I could find to pay our bills and keep food on the table. But everything changes after I catch the unwanted attention of a man and the arrival of three brothers. Men start to pop out of the woodwork wanting to care for me until it all comes to a head, and I risk losing the one thing that means the most to me. What happens when secrets are revealed and truths come to light? Opinions change and forgiveness is sought, but is it too late? I’m a fighter and I’m going to beat the odds. It’s time I stop taking the abuse and fight back. Author Note and Trigger Warning Against All Odds is the first book in the Breaking Hearts Duet and will end in a cliffhanger. Sierra and her men will find their happy ending in book 2 Fighting the Odds. While this book is part of its own world, don't be surprised if some familiar characters don’t make a surprise appearance. If any errors are found while reading please reach out to me [email protected] or send a message to either myself or my PA, Shayna Turpin. Sending them directly to us allows for a quicker and smoother correction process without causing disruptions for others in reading and enjoying the book. Now to the triggers and warnings. This is a dark bully reverse harem/Why choose romance meaning our female main character will not have to choose between her love interests. This book does contain graphic violence/assault and mention to a rape that takes place in a fade to black scene at the beginning of the book. Against All Odds contains multiple scenes of intense bullying from those she once thought as friends even a love interest. This duet is for mature audiences eighteen and over. Please if any of this is triggering for you, do not read as your mental health is more important. Playlist Get it here! This is a collection of songs that I listened to while reading and songs about bullying. If I Die Young - Glee cast Trustfall - Pink Meant to Be – Bebe Rexha feat Florida Georgia Line Walk Me Home - Pink Hands to Myself – Selena Gomez Rack City – Tyga Mean - Taylor Swift Beautiful – Christina Aquilera Mean Girls – Rachel Crow Part of Me – Katy Perry Perfect - Pink Who's Laughing Now – Jesse J Who Say's - Selena Gomez and the Scene Fight Song – Rachel Platten Keep Holding On – Avril Lavigne Bring Me to Life – Evanescence Warrior - Demi Lovato Dedication Cat, thanks for giving my characters names to bring them to life. and To anyone who didn’t fit in! No you are worth more than you were ever given credit for! Prologue Sierra Fun, memories, dances, boyfriends, and best friends. For most girls, they can be some of the best things about high school. Those experiences can build the foundation for special lifetime friendships. For me, not so much. High School was hell on earth, and I couldn’t wait to be out of the fire. Every day I spent there was pure misery; sometimes I thought Hell would be better than what they subjected me to five days a week. The only breathing room I had from the bullying was the weekend, which leant way to its own form of abuse. I was the pariah of the school: not even the social outcasts would dare to be caught with me. I spent my days alone, ridiculed, and tortured by all four hundred and sixty classmates. The idea of just one person befriending the lonely girl and standing against the masses beside me was laughable. My life was nothing like a happily ever after eighties movie. No, in this version of the movie, the outcast girl doesn't win the attention of the popular guy, who whisks her off in a fairy tale romance. In this version, Wesley Johnson is one of the most vicious of all my tormentors. Wesley Johnson, the football god of Hillstown High. With his curly, shaggy, brown hair, blue eyes like the Caribbean Ocean, and chiseled jaw, he had the looks of a god. His chin contained a sexy cleft that had all the girls