On a busy city night, fate brings together two students from different professions in an unexpected way. Lucas, a dedicated political science student, shares a cab with Selene, a passionate fashion design student, after an unexpected encounter. As the cab arrives at her destination, she rushes out, leaving her important fashion portfolio behind.
Lucas notices what happened and decides to contact her, offering to return her missing designs.
As they talk about the return of her portfolio, they discover their shared love of music. Fate has another surprise for them: they are both members of the same music club at university. Their friendship grows stronger as they spend more time together, sharing their hopes, aspirations, and melodies.
He introduced her to his band, and she added her artistic flair to their music, which improved their sound and brightened their performances. With each passing day, he fell head over heels with her, pulled not just by her artistic talent but also by her lovely heart and colorful personality.
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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