His teary eyes stared at me, his fast breathing was calming, and his angry shouts turned to soft whispers. His once shielded, protected self was now crumbling before me, sinking into my arms, tiny sobs escaping his lips. His promising put together look was breaking in my arms, his large arms clung to me with everything he had, curling up into a ball in my hold. I quickly wrapped my arms around him, pulling his shaking body closer to mine, lifting his head on my shoulder. All I could do was watch him break before me.
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Rory Monroe is someone you just look at and decide to like her, whether it's her bright smile, her warming honey eyes, or her bubbly laugh, many people just love her. She's sweet, kind and everything about her is golden. But when a new guy comes to school, and everything about him lures Rory in. When others see his icy eyes, Rory sees warmth behind them, or his blank stare, Rory sees emotion, or his awful attitude Rory sees walls. Rory sees his broken.
Daniel James is the new guy, with a constant resting butch face, and cold stare he's one to stay from, he practically screams ' stay away'. But when Rory catches his eyes. his walls break before even meeting her. But Daniel doesn't see her golden side, he sees her, just her. Her honey eyes hiding tears, her bright smile cracked, and her laugh silently broken.
But what happens when Rory's golden side breaks beyond repair because of Daniel
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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