Consequences of Impact — Shayne McClendon

Dorian Rutledge was resigned to living a boring, quiet life by the time he was seventeen. Beautiful, smart, and talented, he was expected to become a research scientist and contribute to his parents' reputations. Always meeting their exacting standards, he didn't give much thought to the things he desired for himself.Dane Tillman went with the flow. Popular at school, athletically skilled, and gentle by nature, he didn't know what he wanted to do as an adult but was determined to enjoy his youth. His chance encounter with Dorian gives him a glimpse into a world of wealth, privilege, and extreme loneliness.Their unlikely friendship shouldn't have worked.They had nothing in common except each other.Yet sometimes, that's all you need.Ripped apart over the course of a single hour, they cross paths again years later. If you value something enough, is it possible to find your way back to it...no matter the mistakes and pain endured?