I knew I was different, from the other students, from my friends. I couldn’t tell anybody about what was happening to me, not even my parents. Last year, when I turned sixteen, something changed. The second I opened my eyes that October morning my sight was impeccable along with my scent. I could smell the dying flowers outside my window, I could feel the air move and transform. It wasn’t until later that day when I found out how fast I was, how agile I was, when I was previously not as. It may seem great and all, better sight, better speed, better scent, better reflex, but there was one drawback, it was the piercing, throbbing, agonizing headache. It isn’t like your average headache/migraine, it’s like being stabbed, literally, stabbed in the head repetitively every night for almost four hours.
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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