"You really piss me off." I started, staring at him as surprise filled his eyes with a fiery spark- an emotion had yet to see from him before. " Well I could say the sa-" I cut him off.
"But I think I like you that way."
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Seven teens and an art teacher head for a trip to the Bahamas as a last-time experience of all of them together before all but two of them head off for college after the summer. The crew consists of Ino, Sarah, Grant, Jake, Jared, Alec, and Katherine, plus their old teacher Miss H. For two weeks these teens and teacher will go in one way, and come out in a completely changed.
Find out about the betrayal, money loss, love, and hatred that came out when these seven best friends go into the Bahamas, and go out with completely changed paths in their lives.
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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