"Lilac, the color for which this flower is named, symbolizes a first love. Although various colors of lilacs have different meanings, the lilac has always had a strong association with love, romance, and innocence throughout history."
"Grey is a conventional color. It symbolizes sophistication, maturity, and elegance. But it can also symbolize dullness, depression, and loss."
Lilac Winter Peterson is a shy broken girl from a small town in Ohio called Clinger. Her innocence and beauty always brings out the worst in the jealous teens of her school but that never stopped her from seeing the best in them. All she's searching for is someone who will love her and never leave her.
Grey Michael Xavier is no shy guy, but he is broken, very broken. Running a gang at 19, he's been through his far share of scarring situation. After losing his family, most importantly his sister, to a shoot out, all he's looking for is someone he can protect. Some one innocent and pure.
When Grey pulls up into town, will Lilac run from the very thing she was taught to fear? Or will she run to the only thing that could possibly mend her brokenness?
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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