To Alana Kingsley, her life has already gone by. She always wanted to live life to the fullest: Finish high school, go to college, get her first job, become a newlywed, and have twins. But after a tragic fall to her perfect life at the mere age of fifteen, her perfect life is thrown away.
Three years later, she is already in her own apartment with her thirteen year old sister, and already has a job at the most finest hotel. It may not be the Barbie life she used to have, but it was better than having to face her father.
Duke Mitchell is really weird. One minute he'd be cocky and selfish, next he'd be sweet and funny. No one knows why he is the way he is, and no one really cares. He's gorgeous and talented, so who would? Who would've thought that checking into the Kingsley Hotel was the best idea he's ever had since ditching the hair gel. He meets a fiery and stubborn, but sugary sweet maid. She sort of reminds him of the girl he met at the club, but she couldn't possibly be her. They look nothing alike!
But thankfully for Alana, the club was really dark that night.
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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