I knew that the life that was chosen for me, was not the norm. I realize this when I was 12 years old
This is the thing... Most people have a past, you do, your friends, your family, and everyone has a story. I do too but it wasn't mine, I know that now, it wasn't mine, it was fabricated, and my story was never real
Now at 24 years old according to the math, I don't know life, not as you know it, and the past is bleeding into my present and threatening to be my future once again, is still fighting its way in
But when it's all you've ever known, how do you fight against it?
I'm lost
please find 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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