#profound damage

Dillon and Tristan were best friends, teammates, and practically brothers. But after Tristan’s death, Dillon started to learn things about him that he never knew. He was always a bit jealous of Tristan’s life because he seemed to have it all figured out. Dillon’s dad is a cop in town who worked on Tristan’s case and his mom works at the library in town. Dillon’s been told his entire life that he was just like his old man. The problem was that Dillon didn’t want to be anything like his dad. His dad worked the same job for over twenty years and he’s never left Woodbridge. That wasn’t what Dillon wanted. Dillon wanted to see the world and all it had to offer. He didn’t just want to, he needed to, as though some mysterious force had been telling him leave town now, before it was too late. Now with his best friend dead, Dillon wants answers and he’s willing to do anything to find the truth.

Nine weeks later, just before the start of the new school year, Sheriff Cruz got a call from the sheriff six towns over that they found Tristan, but he wasn’t alive, nor was he all there. Tristan Kim was killed and dismembered. Thus started to official investigation by the police and by Woodbridge High’s students.

The summer before his senior year of high school, it seemed as though Tristan Kim was on top of the world. He had everything going for him: a full ride scholarship to one of the top basketball schools in the country, the hottest girlfriend in school, and a family that loved and supported him. But, just like everything in high school, not everything is as it seems nor is everyone. On the night of his seventeenth birthday party, he vanished. Weeks passed and then Tristan was found… dead. After living with a secret, his death will reveal it to those he tried to hide it from most.

Evie has a secret. One that will change Woodbridge forever and if anyone were to find out, all would suffer. But now that some of her classmates are digging into things that they don’t fully understand, will she shatter their knowledge of the world as it is or will she try to protect them from the dangers of knowing too much?

Riya Murray was the brightest student in school. She was on track to graduate early, to go to any college in the country, but all that changed after Tristan’s death. Riya was assigned to be Tristan’s tutor after his grades started slipping in a few of his classes. Through tutoring, Tristan and Riya became close friends. However, their friendship was more hidden because Tristan didn’t want his friends to know about Riya. After weeks of this going on, Riya got fed up. She told Tristan that he either accepted her wholly or they wouldn’t be friends anymore. Tristan, impressed by her boldness, accepted her and her friendship. Two weeks later, Tristan disappeared. When Tristan’s body was discovered a month later, Riya needed answers. And so, she started investigated his death on her own. As Riya and her friends dives into the investigation, she discovers things that she never knew existed.