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]]

Lady Lavinia Bradley has now turned seventeen and is expected to act like a lady and attend her first season. Her two over-protective brothers do what they can to keep her out of danger but somehow it always manages to find her. Lord Caleb Alder is her brother's friend, a flirt and far too cocky for her liking, but when he helps her she cannot help but begin to like him. Will they ever be allowed together when her brothers find out?

Crown Prince Xavier of Aucelon is in search of a bride to be the next Queen. After invoking the tradition of the Choosing Rite, the king and queen are requiring their son to choose a bride within the coming year. Ten daughters of the nobility are invited to the Vergläis Palace to participate in the Choosing Rite. His parents want him to choose the lady with the most influence, but his younger sister has other plans. Princess Isabella does not like the idea of the Choosing Rite. There is only one girl who she deems worthy to be Queen and that is her personal maid and best friend Skylar Black. With a dash of manipulation and a hint of blackmail, she manages to secure Skylar a spot in the Choosing Rite. But with all of Isabella's hard work, will Skylar manage to catch Xavier's attention. Most of all, does she have what it takes to be a princess?

Taking in everything he said. Did I really want to start something I knew wouldn't last? I still wanted to get back at Randi. If he could claim someone who wasn't his mate why couldn't Zayne? I didn't care anymore, I wanted revenge. I wanted the alpha to feel the same intense torment as I do "You do know how marking works?" I shake my head, I had no clue. Zayne walks closer to me, barely leaving any room between us and slides his hand around my neck and the other around my waist. "It'll only work with our clothes off." He said hinting at the meaning. He pulls back and looks into my eyes for any hesitation or second thoughts I might have, but there were none. I looked him in the eyes. "Do it!" (I DO NOT OWN/HAVE ANY RIGHTS TO THIS PICTURES USED IN THIS STORY , JUST HAPPEN TO FIND THEM ON PINTEREST AND WANTED THEM. SO SHOUT OUT TO THE OWNERS! P's. Everything else dealing with this story is original mine so don't steal my idea but you are allowed to be inspired!)-author