Jason Dean didn't die in his attempted suicide and was hospitalized. Veronica, in hopes of erasing her guilt, forced herself into a state of mind where she only remembered JD as a monster. She let everyone around her convince her he was a monster. Curiosity overcame her fear and hatred. She reopened her worst wound; she let her repressed feelings of love come back. Cover by @-YUKHELL thank you so much!!!

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]]