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]]

(#1) "YOU BITCH! HOW DARE YOU! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?! ARE YOU HAPPY THAT YOU RUINED MY LIFE?! gigil na sigaw niya sa akin at sinampal ako. "DO I LOOK HAPPY? NO! I'M NOT HAPPY! YOU RUINED MY LIFE, MY EVERYTHING, MY HAPPINESS. HOW COULD I DO THAT TO YOU?! YOU DESERVED IT BITCH! YOU FOOLED EVERYONE!" gigil kong hiyaw at narinig kong nagbulungan ang mga tao. Wala akong pakialam kung masaktan siya. Deserve niya 'yan, sinira niya ang buhay ko! Date Started: October 21, 2016 Date Ended: November 23, 2016 (Highest Ranking #3 in ROMANCE) Cover is not mine. Credits to the rightful owner.