Melody Winter's has always been the giggly, all about smiles girl. Great high school life, perfect friends, perfect parents. Perfect was her life. That is until her boyfriend of 5 years cheats with her best friend and thinks it's alright. She leaves the comfort of her best friends, and leaves to a club on the exact date; Friday the 13th. There she meets the handsome, charming Alex McKenzie. They barely hold a brief conversation that night but, leaving the club turned out to be her nightmare come true. Being kidnapped was the last thing on her mind, but one thing lingered. WHY was she being kidnapped?. That night was filled with bad luck, and it only got worst. Finding out her captivator was the dashing Alex, who turned out to be more than what he seemed, she struggles to maintain sanity. He thrusts her into a world of vampires, magic, and all that is unknown to the human eye. She's now faced with a choice, marry Alex or death. She's not so sprung out for Alex and she feels the same about death, but was that the reason she was kidnapped?. Kidnapped for love?.
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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