"Still."
Finley and Lorelei Casper were once a happily married couple. They fell in love when they were just children and soon their lives started together. All that they wanted was to start a family and grow old with one another. And when they discover they're pregnant, they can barely contain their excitement.
When their daughter is born lifeless after a completely normal pregnancy, Finley and Lorelei's marriage begins to deteriorate and fall apart.
Finn begins to devote more and more time to working to keep his mind off of everything. He wants to try again, but every time he brings it up, Lorelei shuts down.
Lorelei is struggling to find her place in life again. She stops painting. She stops going out with friends. She stops telling Finn that she loves him. She feels every day that passes, her world crumbles just a little bit more.
Lorelei and Finn struggle to regain the love they had for one another while they fight with the demons of the past and try to look for a brighter future.
This story is heartbreaking. It is raw and it is real. Please take caution while reading this. Lorelei and Finley's story will involve: child loss, stillbirth, depression, suicide, heartbreak, grief, and alcohol abuse. But their story will also show growth, hope, new life, togetherness, and purpose.
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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