Ed io nonostante tutto ti amavo. Eri comunque "my King". Pensando a tutto questo mi sedetti su un gradino e poggiando il mento sulle ginocchia ti guardai con gli occhioni di un cane abbandonato. Scoppiai in un pianto nostalgico... alzai la testa e ti vidi, in ginocchio davanti a me. Mi fissavi ed io cercai di distogliere lo sguardo, ma tu eri il negativo per il mio positivo.
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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