Seungwoo smiled at me, "And then, I met this girl."
My heart stopped--the whole world seemed to stop.
"She's hopeless, couldn't walk on flat ground if she tried," He
said softly, his eyes unwavering. "She was the only person who
didn't treat me like something, I felt like someone around her.
You know, its not so dark anymore. I fell in love with her before
she even knew my name, but I'd known hers..." Seungwoo paused,
watching me.
"Eunbi."
Seungwoo reached out with a hand, as I stood speechless. He
brushed his fingers across the swollen bruise above my eye
gently, and leaned down until his eyes were level with mine.
"And in case you didn't catch all of that," He said softly, "I love
you. So much it hurts--" I leaned forward and pressed my lips to his.
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?
*****
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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