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]]

"Please.. you have to go... we can't do this.." she tried. "No... you are mine, only mine." He said once more, reciting the words over and over again. "Only mine!". With that he claimed her mouth. She prayed that her parents were still sleeping down. Soon his lips travelled down, Biting and sucking the flesh of her neck. It hurt her a lot. But the pain was long gone as she realized what was happening. He was marking her....branding her his own...... Only his! ************************************ How does it feel to get married to a stranger? To have an arranged marriage with a guy you haven't met before? That is what happened to Dhruvika and Cherry. Dhruvika Sanjay, her dream was to become a well settled fashion designer. But what comes as a shocking news takes a new turn in her life. Meet cherry. Ram Charan IPS. A young arrogant officer who has sworn to swipe off the dirt in the city. How does the journey of the 2 takes away from the first meet to a life forever?