"I walked into Joe's, and the barista Mike, whom was an old time friend that I went to school with, but never talked to unless I was at Joe's.He would ask stuff like how I was doing, how the family was doing, just small talk, and sometimes no talking at all , just coffee and cigarettes."
Harley is difficult, her life was somewhat difficult as well. She's always isolated in her room and forced to do things with her best and only friend. And then he comes along, ruining her snooping at a party she was forced to go too. She was never the type to fall in love so quickly, she already knew the consequences to that, and she never believed in true love at first sight. She was strong and independent, she wasn't in need of saving, she already had her coffee and cigarettes to help her. Harley did not need a knight in shining armor. . . Or did she?
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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