Even as a kid- I was told that I was beautiful. I had portraits of myself as a kid, smiling and waving at the painter and sometimes the sculpture and maybe my two older sisters who would sneer in my direction. If I had been normal, none of this would've happened.
None of it.
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"Psyche," he reasoned with me, "Don't bring them into our home-" He pulled me closer on the amazing bed -that I didn't deserve- and kissed me lightly. "I don't want to ruin what we have. If you bring them, we could. . . we could be ruined." He grasped my hand tightly, his smooth yet strong hands, perhaps he was an archer.
I kissed his cheek reassuringly in the dark room, "They can handle it," I told him. "I can make sure that they won't do anything to change what we have." I chuckled, my forehead pressing against his, "Besides, how could they possibly ruin what we have?" He ran his hand through my hair and sighed, "I won't stop you".
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"WINGS" is about Psyche, a "hero" in Greek mythology who falls in love with love himself. She goes through many struggles and hardships, though her love triumphs over all else.
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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