They ruined me. He lit my world ablaze because he found out my other secret. A secret neither man saw coming. Alec Teal stripped me of my dreams. Professor Cole watched as he did. My old life burned right before my eyes. My hopes, my dreams. They simmered away with the ash. Though, as I touched the bump on my belly, I knew this new purpose helped me rise from the ashes. My life changed directions, but I knew this path would offer me more. I wasn’t okay. I wouldn’t be over night. I just knew I needed to try. Another life hung in the balance of my own. I just feared what would happen when they found out. I couldn’t keep it a secret forever, but I also needed to help myself first. A new dawn came, one for healing. WARNING: Mature content for readers 18+. This story follows a girl with suicidal thoughts and ideas. There are triggers for bullying, as the title suggests. Chapter 19 has a M/M scene. The chapters in the past view are labeled 5 years ago... If it's not labeled, it's back to the present.