Once upon a time there was a handsome man of both breeding and good fortune in England, who met a beautiful woman from America, abd was compelledby love to break from his family and begin anew in Massachusetts. Harold bennett married his love, Aurora pierce, and together had three very beautiful daughters. The ekdest, named Josephine, The second, named Bethany, and the yungest, name Isabella. Not long after their youngest was born, Aurora died, leaving harikd ti rause his three daughters alone. Now life in America had prospered this man more than he had ever hoped. He was a merchant of stocks and bonds, and had wealthy clients both here and in his native land of England. He bought a mansion for his daughters, and lavished gifts upon them. The two eldest were spoiled, ungrateful, and prideful. But the youngest, called Little Beauty for her sweet demeanor, grace, and angelicface, was not interester in gifts, and would amuse herself dreaming in the gardens outside.
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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