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]]

I've always been the shy nerdy girl , that I'm not REALLY - on the inside . When I gain a friend -making the grand total 1- ( not that I'm complaining ) he helps me be myself . The true me . Losing my doubts , and just being ME. Well, that's gonna be new . Also , what's the deal with bad-boy Blake paying me all this attention . Maybe I'll figure it out ,or maybe I'll wreck it all up like I usually do . Probably both . But who said I was predictable ?