Elena St. Clair never expected that a chance encounter with a man at a hotel would turn her life upside down. What started as a fleeting moment soon spiralled into an inescapable obsession. Damien Blackwood, the arrogant and powerful heir to the Blackwood empire and CEO of the global conglomerate MR Group, isn't someone to be taken lightly. In his relentless grasp, Elena is pushed to her limits, with Damien constantly whispering, "Tell me, Elena, who am I?"
Her mind goes blank, and she bites back, "You're a bastard!"
Bastard? Damien Blackwood, the infamous tycoon with the world at his feet, finds her defiance amusing. Every time Elena tries to escape, she's swiftly brought back into his world. Damien smirks, "Run? Do you dare? I'm furious, and the consequences will be severe. You need to be punished!"
With tears in her eyes, Elena pleads, "I truly don't know who you are!"
"Oh? Can't remember? Fine, then I'll spoil you until you do."
And spoil her he does, with a passion that knows no bounds. But little does Elena know, the memory Damien is so desperate for her to recall holds the key to everything...
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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