For twenty years, Lilly Londo's father has dictated what her Prince Charming must be: Strong enough to rip a lion single-handedly, armed with great courage to remain faithful to her, resistant to poverty, void of bad manners, and most importantly, not one bit white. When she ignores this checklist and falls for Bretton Ainsworth, Levi's entry into the presidential palace is imperiled. A year ago, he took an oath on live TV to illegalize interracial marriages once in power and quit politics if his daughter marries his greatest enemy, the Caucasian male.
Bretton is no ordinary Caucasian male but the only son of an annoying white supremacist contending for the presidency with Levi Londo. Both contestants have enormously profited from racial tensions plaguing their country and stoked fears of a civil war with their campaign speeches.
When Levi disowns Lilly and Kaden disinherits Bretton for their refusal to break off their relationship, the media, under the control of the ruling party, seizes the opportunity to disparage them. Rebellion breaks out and highly profitable businesses stagnate. Kaden's wife blackmails Lilly in a desperate effort to save his public image: If she will not ditch their son in seven days, she will leak out Levi's sex tape to the public and watch his family-which is Lilly's whole life-break apart, nevermore to reunite.
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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