I was in love with him, and he was in love with her, and she had fun partying with a new guy every week. We were 5 best friends who loved each other more than anyone in the world, everybody loved somebody. But now she's found someone - she finally found somebody to love. Except he's my mortal enemy and I hate him. Will I let him ruin my friendship with her? Will I let him ruin my relationships with everyone around me? He can try all he wants, but he'll probably die in the process. I won't run the risk of losing all the people I love - not again. When Lara Carter, a 24 year-old billionaire party girl, who hasn't worked a day in her life, is offered a job by her father's only rival company's CEO, Christian Isaacs, she immediately wants to decline. Who needs a job when she has more money than she could ever dream of, a boyfriend she adores and loves to dedicate time to, and best friends that need her shopping advice? But when it turns out Christian is dating her best friend, and her father forces her to take the job to gather intel as Christian's personal secretary, to use against him, she's forced to take the job. As Lara and Christian spend an increasing amount of time together, because of work and other wild adventures that happen along the way, they enjoy each other's company. A little too much. What will happen if Lara and Christian fall for each other? Will Lara lose her best friend, the love of her life and her father in the process? Will Christian potentially lose the only girl he's cared about as well as the business he took so much effort to build? Why don't you find out....?
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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