After losing her dad, Naomi never found the proper coping techniques, and the fourteen-year-old found herself in the wrong crowd. Getting drunk, high, shoplifting, and sneaking out was nothing new for her. After getting arrested for something her friend did, her mom made her transfer schools, and she finally began to heal; until 3 years later when her mom got into a freak car accident.
Naomi's brother Shohei, the two-way superstar for the Anaheim Angels was destined not to have her fall back into who she was after her dad died, so he made her move in with him.
Shortly after moving to orange county, Naomi met a boy. Not just any boy, but the new promising rookie for the Ducks. It was true love, or so she thought.
Everything changed when her high school sweetheart from back home got drafted to the Angels.
Would she stay loyal to her "perfect man", or fulfill her childhood dream?
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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