Gemma had it all. She had just graduated from nursing school, had a great job at a Children's Hospital and a wonderful boyfriend. She was on top of the world.
Until he cheated.
Embarrassed and ashamed, Gemma told her family. She was devastated, they had been together for more than a year, and even had talked about marriage that coming fall. Her family was naturally devastated for her, but after a while, that devastation turned into pity. Especially when her younger sister Rose got engaged.
After a party full of gossiping family and friends who pitied her, Gemma created a boyfriend. He was perfect. Charming, tall, dark, and handsome, and he was a lie. Week after week, dinner after dinner, Gemma created perfect excuses for him, reasons why he was not in attendance.
The wedding is two weeks away, and Gemma is running out of excuses. Gemma is forced to face the consequences or keep letting her lies get bigger and bigger and bigger.
That is until she met him.
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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