Eva Kennedy, is well... sarcastic, moody, narsisitic, and yet awesome and amazing. She's a simple girl really, even though she tends to have a flare for the dramatics. And... then she met Ryder. The mysterious and elusive Ryder, who strode into town with a smirk on his face and a gleam in his eyes, and the haunted beautiful face that any girl would dream about. He wanted nothing to do, his sole goal was to blend in. But, he happened to catch the eye of the one and only, Eva Kennedy. Not just because he was new, mysterious, or looked like a freakin god, no, it was that there was something different about him, something that Eva just couldn't put her tongue on. Love Is Pain....
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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