Hiding away from everything. Hiding away from everyone. That's what I did all of my immortal life. Because of my powerful gift. Because i was afraid that they would want me. Afraid that they would force me to join.. or kill me. But now, when the closest thing I have to a family is threatened, I will step out of the shadows to save them, only to find that all this time, I've been hiding from my only true love.

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]]