"Why don't you be the first one then?"
The words that both started and ended everything, not drama, but realization. Dahlia Gauthier, 19 years old, doing heroin with her close friend Rochelle Jennet, 27. Sad, isn't it? Well, the denial is even more agonizing. Rochelle knows exactly what she wants and how to get it, but everything seems to pass by Dahlia too quickly. Her head is spinning and she doesn't seem to know what she wants, but she knows this isn't normal.
"I wouldn't dare go against your wishes, darling."
All of its a lie, but Rochelle already has the upperhand, and she has Dahlia wrapped around her finger. Dahlia refuses to let go, despite not knowing her own motives and getting hurt in the process.
(dawg idk where this will go tbh I did NOT plan it 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?
*****
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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