" Dad" I sighed exhaustedly, kneeling to the ground sighing heavily. I shut my eyes, feeling the cool air touching my soaked dress. "Who the hell is this?" My eyes immediately open, hearing an extreme Italian accent. I quickly got up and looked behind me, noticing four mafias. Italian mafias "You're the girl that bumped into me at the ball," He says, whilst eyeing me out with a slight grin. I glanced behind me, feeling my dad pulling me closer to him. I stare back at the Italian guy who he was smirking at me. " Dad, what's going on?" " I didn't know you have a daughter, John." Family secrets, dirty secrets. What will happen at a family vacation in Italy when Amara faces an Italian mafia?

As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams? ***** Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]