Ella Leblanc, a strong-willed and lively student from Toronto, is forced by a series of misadventures to temporarily share her apartment with a stranger. So, imagine her surprise when she finds Kayle Radcliffe standing at her doorstep, an unpredictable London student whose reputation precedes him. Her life then becomes a series of mishaps, completely disrupting her perfectly organized routine. But as the line between hatred and desire slowly fades, Ella finds herself faced with a situation she never thought possible. Will she manage to lower the walls she's carefully built around herself and see beyond their differences, or will she choose to remain imprisoned by them and abandon this avalanche of new emotions?
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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