Luna Banks.
She's a senior at Gilbert High, in Arizona. It's her first day there, and of course she's nervous. She used to live in Millinocket, Maine. But her dad got a job in Arizona, and since she had no choice in the matter, she went without attitude. Arriving to Arizona, she already hated it. The weather. The people. The bugs. She tried to look past it all, and finish her last year of high school. But, she slowly starts to fall in love with the ones at school, call the emo freak. One day, after band practice, she was walking to her car, when she spots the boy, not knowing his name, or even knowing whether he had a ride home, she walks up to him, and asks for his name. Oliver. And so it begins.
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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