Lilith Creed, 21 | Sarcastic, threatening, vicious, cold - hearted, she was a very dangerous person and felt no remorse when she killed or tortured someone. No one ever knew her whereabouts or what happened in her past. The only thing people knew about her was that she used to be part of the second most powerful mafia, The Creeds. The Creeds was run by her father Alessandro Creed who was married to Bella Creed, They had one daughter Lilith Creed and 2 sons Xavier and Matteo Creed. Xavier was next in line to run the mafia. They have never seen Lilith and Lilith has never seen them, they have only heard of each other. Lilith wanted to do things by her own rules so she became a solo assassin that everyone feared. Different mafias hired her to do their dirty work but she got millions for every task she did. She hasn't spoken to her parents since she was 17. She was trained for years and was continuously pushed past her limits. Her life was just how she wanted it, until one night she was walking down a quiet street at 1am and she wasn't watching out for herself.
Santiago Hernandez, 23 | Emotionless, witty, dominant, mortifying. He was just like Lilith Creed, felt no remorse when killing others, in fact for him killing was fun and addicting, like a drug he can't live without. His Italian Mafia is the most powerful mafia ever, everyone feared it, they feared Lilith Creed just the same. His parents are Leonardo Hernandez and Amano Hernandez, he also has his 3 best friends Julio, Luciano and Antonio who were in his inner circle, his most trusted men. He never showed emotions to anyone but those 3 friends. The most he does is smirk and give death stares to anyone else.
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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