He won, he deserved it, but now when I look back, I realize that because of that day, we both lost, lost our hearts, our time and our peace.
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"Stop staring...it's creepy" he said while smiling, "says who the stranger, who wants to take me home", "oh Amor, we both know that I'm not just a stranger.", wow we're on the nickname stage right now, but even if it did make me feel some type of way he's not allowed to know that, so I said looking at him directly in the eyes, "it's Heer Hazel for you" he gets too close, and said with deadly eyes and a low voice "it's way more than that for me"
}
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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