What do you do when everything you've known is now gone? You go from being a happy teenager, the awesome best friend, and perfect grades, to having mood swings,no bestfriend, and no more good grades. Yup, that's right, I'm pregnant. The worst part is, the dad is my new stepbrother.
Meet Ashlyn. Her life is turned upside down by the guy she briefly met at a party one night. A few things happen, and BAM, she's pregnant. Being pregnant isn't even the worst part, it's also by her new stepbrother.
Meet Nick. He's a straight C student, captain of his basketball team, and is now a dad. And because he's a dad, he lost his long time girlfriend, lost his spot on the team, and lost all his friends.
What will happen when fate brings them together again? But fate is also pushing them away.
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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