Senior editor Ace Taylor had troubling life when his father was in the picture. But with him gone, he enjoyed it with good looks and money to go with it. His assistant editor, and ex-girlfriend, Cali Thomas, also enjoyed her position as an assistant. One day though, an early Monday morning, he walks in his office to find that Cali had not came to work yet. Thinking it was nothing, he set it aside. As the week passed, she never showed up. No one had seen her, and so she was reported missing. The new assistant, Emma Ried, was put in as temporary. No one sees or hears from Cali, and just when everyone is giving up, hope is found. What will it be?
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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