All Theo wants in life is a peaceful existence. Well, and a cool wardrobe. And friends. And money. And... well, lets just he wants a lot of things. Moving on, he most certainly does NOT want to catch the attention of Felix Seagrove, the one damn boy in the school he can't keep his eyes off. How the hell is he supposed to focus or function when his heart beating like that???
Felix is popular, sporty, and generally well-liked. When his friends bet him he can't get the new gay boy to confess to him, he makes it his mission to do just that. He's straight, and there's NO WAY he likes boys, he's just doing this because he wants to win the bet, right? Totally not cause he likes the way the new boy makes him blush, or the way he doesn't hesitate to tell off people who could easily beat his ass, and definitely not because he likes the way the sun illuminates his brown eyes or the way that... oh shit. So. Maybe he does like boys. Not just any boys, though. Just... 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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