WARNING: MAY BE TRIGGERING
Iris gets abused by her mother, who chased her dad out of her life, brings strange men into her house everyday, and is constantly drunk and abusive. Her mother having the strength of a man, Iris gets beat by her mother daily, trying to protect her 6 year old sister. Iris has been going through this since she was 8. She was molested, forced to lie, beaten, hated, and called fat. Her mom was even caught popping pills, doing crack, cocaine, and other drugs. Iris now suffers from anorexia and depression. But she meets the one and only, Andy Biersack, who changes her life for the best.
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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