"Ww-h-yy do yy-ou waa-nn-t me?" I stutter inching away from him as he prowls closer like a stalking predator, my throat scratchy from years of not using it. "Because, mi amore, you are mine!" He says with an unknowing glint in his eye. I whimper and turn to run when his arms wrap around my waist, pulling me flush against him. He slowly turns me around until I am looking into his stunning eyes . "Mine!" He says again with finality resting his forehead against mine. I try to pull away but my hands are trapped against his chest and he grips my neck, holding me in place. "But your a momster." I whisper, my voice catching at the words. Because I know the truth. He smiles wide like the devil himself, "But, mi amore, so are you!" And so does he
She suffocated in a world of greed and pain with a broken past......until him.
He lived in a world of death and violence and became feared by all......until her.
The son of a ruthless killer.......
The daughter of a demon.......
They shouldn't have met, they were from the same but two very different worlds but will love shine or will she be unwilling to live in the darkness once more or will forgotten enemies tear them apart.
Can they survive, and heal old wounds.
Or will they destroy each over.
In the end death will still lurk, but over who's head?
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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