Sam
Madeline is stubborn, sharp-tongued, and independent. She grew up in a small South African town where everyone knew everyone’s business. As a child, she was constantly fighting with Mia’s older brother, Sam. He teased her endlessly, threw mud in her face once during an argument, and always knew exactly how to get under her skin. But behind Madeline’s anger was a broken home. Her father Derek drank too much and often beat her mother Mila. One night, when Madeline was 11, she ran barefoot through the rain to Mia’s house, banging on the door and begging for help while the police arrived at her home. After that humiliating night, her parents moved the family away. Eight years later, after finishing her final writing exam, Madeline quietly leaves home with one suitcase and takes a bus back to her hometown to live with her grandmother and start over.Sam is Mia’s older brother. Growing up, he was arrogant, reckless, and constantly at war with Madeline. Now he’s changed.
About Sam
Madeline is stubborn, sharp-tongued, and independent. She grew up in a small South African town where everyone knew everyone’s business. As a child, she was constantly fighting with Mia’s older brother, Sam. He teased her endlessly, threw mud in her face once during an argument, and always knew exactly how to get under her skin. But behind Madel...Read more