Audrey Delancy Étoilette is the heir to the Valyrian throne. With the news of her withering father, she is sent to Drakovia to marry the next heir to the throne in order to become more powerful in their union, one that she has been promised to at the young age of six. With mutual lack of affection towards Jameson Delmont, her fiancé, they must learn to coexist if they were to rule together in the near future, which would seemingly appear easy if it weren't for the illegitimate half-brother she wasn't allowed to have.
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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