He was the school’s badass. All of the girls drooled over him. All except one.
She was the quiet girl at the front of the class. All most nobody knew her name, only her two friends knew she actually existed. Her soft chocolate brown eyes matched her hair perfectly. Her skin glowed naturally and her small lips completed the picture. But nobody took notice of her beautiful body and personality. In stead they overlooked her for any cake face slut. And that's just how it was until…
It felt like I just ran into a boulder. I quickly looked up and yelled. “Oi, watch where you're going!” But as I said it, the whole cafeteria went deadly silent. As I looked up I saw why. Standing in all of his 6”7 glory was Alec Rider, the school’ badass. Nobody stood up to him and I now knew why. He looked terrifying and hot at the same time. “You know, you were the one that ran into me you know,” as he said it my knees nearly melted right then and there as a deep blush washed over my face. “Oh, um, well then, ahhh, sorry I guess, um yeah. Um, I’m guna go now, so yeah,” I awkwardly mumbled while everyone laughed, guess I’m providing the entertainment then, oh well. As I made it back to my table where my two jackass friends wee laughing their ass’s off. “Shut up” I managed to mumble at them through my blush. That only seemed to set them into another fit of embarrassing laughter. “Just shut up would you,” I say, giving them a playful glare. Ahhg, best friends can be so annoying sometimes.
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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