Prologue
My body dripped with blood and the smell of burning gasoline filled the air.
"Shit," I cursed. Moving my broken arm to the handle, the door was locked. "Liam, I need you to wake up," I said. Liam was unconscious in the passenger seat. I punched and broke the glass window, ignoring the cuts on my knuckles and the pain over my broken arm. I reached over to pull Liam out with me as fast as I could.
"Fuck, you need to lay low on the cookies after this buddie," I cursed.
"Damon!" I heard Carter running towards us. A couple arms helped me pulled Laim out and I dropped to the floor, arms stretched wide across the black tar road.
"Fuck," Miles said. "You okay?"
"Yeah," I breathe, filling my lungs with air again. There were more stars today than ever, maybe they came to watch the show. Whatever it is, it's not my time yet.
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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