'Laura, are you afraid?' he whispered in my ear gently.
'This is my first time Thomas, how can I not be?'
'Good, cause right now you're risking everything to be with me!' He pressed his fleshy lips against mine.
There's was no doubt anymore, I had just sold my soul to the devil.
Determined to leave the high school fiasco behind her, eighteen-year-old Laura Brown moves to Los Angeles to study biology. College, a demanding job, and a few episodes of bullying make her doubt if she would ever achieve anything in life. For one thing, she is sure though, she would never find her other half here. Not in a place where sleeping with the director is enough to get you a role.
All this until she meets Thomas Cooper, a millionaire, former pop star, with a criminal past she has no idea for. And then, there's Eve, Thomas's fiancé who is desperately trying to make her music break in Hollywood.
A love triangle, a strong affair, and a dark secret will determine how far Laura is willing to go, to get what her heart truly desires...
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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