"I have loved you since the first glance, Kavya. How do you expect me to ever look at someone like that again?"
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Heart Wants Series- Book 1
They haven't spoken in eight years. But while she's been hiding, he's been watching. What happens when fate brings them together again in a city neither of them calls home?
Kavya Rathore-the girl who once lit up every room she entered. The one who always had a laugh, a plan, and a dream. But now? Now, she hides behind locked doors, convinced she's a failure, haunted by the weight of lost dreams. She was the heart of everyone's world, but today, she feels like she doesn't belong in her own life.But beneath the layers of self-doubt lies the fiery soul she once was, and only one person has the power to bring her back.
"I used to know who I was, but now I can't even look at my reflection without wondering who I've become."
Kavi Singhania-the silent storm. A man who keeps his emotions locked up, except when it comes to her. He left it all behind-his life, his heart-believing she was better off without him. But even as he stayed away, he never truly left. He's been following her every move, waiting for the right moment. But seeing her now, shattered and lost, has torn at every thread of his restraint. He's cold to the world, but for her, he'd burn it all down.
"I thought walking away would save you... but losing you broke me in ways I never saw coming."
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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