pauper |'pôpēr| noun - a very poor person
Pauper Pryce's name was the complete opposite of her life. Her parents were business owners
of a well known cooperation in London. When moving to the United States, they bought a mansion
deep in the woods, so out of view that Pauper almost had to walk two miles to reach her home.
Everyday, she was teased because of her name. Everyone at school assumed she had no money.
When walking home, they saw her walk the trail towards the woods, presuming she lived in some log.
"Pauper", they say, "make yourself useful and find some food in the trash for you to eat,"
Her low tolerance and patience overwhelms her each day, but going home to her ballet studio makes
everything seem okay.
Until, a certain soul, becomes her new distraction.
(Warning: strong language, sexual content, and drug abuse)
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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