From behind me, I heard someone clearing their throat, I allowed a ghost of a smile to play on my lips as I turned around. Starting at the bottom I worked my way up; he wore the proper elegant dress shoes, looking as if to be Italian leather, predictable of course, as a man with this much power would want to show it in every way possible. He wore straight leg dress pants in a matted black. My gazed floated up to his overcoat that was accompanied with a black bow tie and, the customary silk white handkerchief with his initials laced at the top. He didn’t have an average build, he was tall reaching the height of 5’11 or there about, although his coat was blocking any possible view of his physique, it was obvious he was muscular. Finally my eyes slid up to his face. He was undeniably handsome with strong features, he had a sharp jaw line, smouldering but hawk-like blue eyes, his hair was a dark blond almost mistakable as brown, his lips were pulled into a lazy smirk as he noticed me drinking up his every detail.
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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