"Allyssa!" He grabbed her face, forcing blue eyes to face a set of green eyes. His cold, almost lifeless hands cupped her face. His eyes were warm by contrast, but that was nothing more than rage, right?
"Leave me alone, Anthony! You've made it clear what you want, and that isn't me! Let me-" Allyssa never finished what she had to say, as a pair of lips came crashing into hers.
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Allyssa wanted nothing more than to live a perfect life. She'd meet a nice boy, they'd have a nice relationship, get married with a nice ceremony that was followed by a nice reception, have a nice little family, and live in a nice house.
High school looked at her fairytale dreams, looked at Allyssa, and laughed in her face. When senior year rolls around, all of Allyssa's wishes for a real, sustainable love come back to bite her in the ass.
The story of a hopeless romantic who, quite ironically, happened to be hopeless in romance.
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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