When I was 14 I wrote a sequence of rules, and named it, The Rules of Love. I made a pledge to myself that I would never break any of the rules written. I'm now 18 and I can proudly say, that i have not once broken any of the rules. Until now. Some of the rules, I can admit were a bit tedious at times, but I always stayed true to them. There were 10 rules. I had thought bending one of the rules a little wouldn't have made a difference, considering it was made up of course, but boy, was I wrong. At the time it seemed like nothing, I didn't even think twice about it. But now, when I look back on it, I want nothing more but to go back and fix it.
These, are the rules of love. Follow them carefully, or pay the price.
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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