"So, why hate someone so badly, when really you might just be hating yourself?" I asked him, seriously.
"That's an understatement." He says, deeply.
"Oh really? Enlightened me won't you?" I say, sarcastically.
"To truly hate someone, you must love them first." He says, seriously.
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Athea, a twenty six year old, living in New York, with a writing CEO company, she has everything she could materialistically but not emotionally.
Gabriel, a twenty eight year, living in New York, a photographer living freely and going with the flow of life.
What happens when the two meet each other?
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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