❝She was my fire, and I was her match. She was the light to the only life I knew. She had all these capabilities that could make my heart wrench into knots, yet she didn't even know.
There was nothing to stop me, except for the mere fact that turned and twisted me into big, painful knots.
Another man could've stolen my brightness. Another man more deserving of her personality, charm, and flair. Another man who lived the perfect life I never got to live, the classic rich guy who'd drown her in everything she would ever want.
He'd be another man to buy my girl flowers. Another man to take her out to dance, to make her smile. Another man who'd hold her in his arms and kiss her, another man who'd comfort her when she cried. Another man who held the heart that I loved to death.
She was beauty, and I was the plain beast.❞
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Ever since their romantic crusade in high school, Altus Jackson has lusted after Lilliana Strafford. He broke her heart once, she broke him afterward.
When the chance of a high school reunion jumps up, Altus is determined to win back his girl. But he discovers she isn't the same girl she was five years ago.
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book 01 | Him with the Green Eyes
book 02 | Her with the Brown Eyes
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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