I held a gun to the head of the man I am in love with. I was shaking, tears forming in my eyes. "You have to shoot me, Eliza" I shook my head. I can't do such a thing, I wouldn't be able to live with myself "I can't" I whispered out to him. He was on his knee's in front of me, his own gun in his right hand "You have too, Eliza, do it" Tears streamed down my face as I stared at him "Ben, I can't... I can't do it. I love you" He nodded his head, tears now streaming down his face as well "I love you too... And that's why you have to shoot me. The rest of your team will be here soon."
"Then lets go! Lets run away together right now, Ben.." His bottom lip quivered as he tried to keep his cool "No, Eliza.. You know we can't do that. They'll come after us. You know if you don't shoot me right now they will think you're an accomplice" I took a deep breath in, let out a shaky breath "But I am"
Ben shook his head "No. No, Eliza you're not. I did this all on my own-" I interrupted him "No you didn't! I helped you. It was easy since i'm a cop! I help-" He glared at me "Damn it Eliza stop it! I will not let you go down for this too. Not when you have your whole life ahead of you. Shoot me now damn it or i'll do it myself!" He yelled, taking his gun and putting it to his own head.
My eye's widened "Benjamin No!"
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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