Being a Princess isn't easy, no, not at all,
Especially when your best friend is a homeless boy.
Victoria Welsh is a Princess, well, not exactly, but she lives like one. A duchess, born and bred, taught to live the ways of the high life. But she has a secret. A secret that could cost her all of her families pride.
Scotty Drummond is a Scottish runaway who came to London looking for a new life, taught to be tough, learned to rough it. He wants to leave, but can't, he doesn't want to leave his best friend, his secret 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?
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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.
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