Her name is Emliy, but don't call her that unless you want to get punched in the face. There's a lot of name's for her actually. Some people call her evil, some call her mysterious, maybe even some call her a bitch every once in awhile. But she likes to be called Eight. Eight, she had a tough life. Fighting, growing up on the streets, and even killing a person or two. Well, what the rumors are whispered about when she walks by at least, no one daring to ask directly.
I take that back, one person has. The school nerd, Dylan. In wanting to get a big fat A on a autobiography paper, the idea just formed. Yeah, she may have stole his wallet at one time but what's more interesting than the most dangerous, badass girl in school to write about?
But will he even survive long enough to tell her story? Will the bad girl ever revile her truth...?
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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