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]]

"Athena Jackilyn Novak, you're my beautiful love story." - Mason Calebs awaited his death. The night he collapsed, he was sure his last months were around the corner, and he welcomed them with opened arms. That is, until he met Athena Jackilyn Novak, a girl who teaches him how to live his numbered days. As they became closer, he finds he dreads the day he once saw as his only escape from his suffering.

"Passo una vita intera a cercare frasi, ma non ne ho mai trovata una che mi rappresenti. Credo che la nostra vita abbia bisogno di una frase, di una canzone specifica, di un vero amore. Forse, forse non le troveremo mai, o forse sì, magari si trovano dentro di noi o negli occhi di chi ci guarda ma sono sicura che, da oggi, scriverò io la mia frase. Canterò io la mia canzone. E l'amore, beh, forse l'amore può aspettare."