Once upon a time there lived four brothers, who had distributed their land into four equal parts, each taking over one section of the land. The four kingdoms lived in harmony, the kings loved each other and they never thought of going to war against each other, but one day an evil sorcerer came to the northern kingdom, she bewitched the king and told him to go against his brothers, so he can rule the lands on his own. Loving the thought of gaining power, the brother declared a war against the southern kingdom. The southern kingdom has fallen under the hands of the northern kingdom, and under those circumstances, the other kingdoms didn't have a choice but to go against their brother, especially since they hated how the northern kingdom went against the southern kingdom. therefor they declared war against him. The war lasted for a couple of years, but the west has finally won the battle against the northern kingdom taking the southern, eastern, and northern kingdoms under his control. From that day the kingdom has become one again and is now called the phoenix kingdom. Years have passed and a lot of heirs have taken the throne, and on the 27th of November, another heir was born, making the kingdom happier by his arrival.
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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