Prologue
She was made to be a perfect heiress ----with a perfect appearance, perfect life and perfect everything.
9 year old mafia heiress, Celaena Spencer, was thrown into the middle of a political struggle amongst her family ending the perfect life she had. Left alone by the death of her parents and uncle, she tried to survive amidst the people who would gladly stab her back and steal her birthright--- of being the Mafia ruler.
Troubled with her past, she vowed never to love again. Will someone make her commit the mistake of loving a person again or will she be able to stand by her promise against all odds? After all, love can thaw a frozen heart.
Let us join Celaena as she grew older and wiser, as she searched for the answers regarding the deaths of her loved ones, as she battled with her inner insecurities, as she danced with deceptions and lies and most importantly how will she reclaim her right as the Mafia Queen.
As you read on dear readers, drama will unfold, decisions will be made, truth will be discovered, sparks will fly and a sacrifice will be committed that would determine the fate of the Spencer mafia.
"Love is costly and that cost I'm not willing to pay. ----- But pay I did, after the disappearance of my uncle which later on assumed as dead. I thought it was just a slip up on my part. I lowered down my walls around him unknowingly that love has slithered into my heart. Just when l was almost sure that love has no room in my heart, year after I lost my uncle I was proven wrong once again by the death of my parents, murdered to be exact. So I learned my lesson, I hardened and coated my heart that cracks could no longer be found. I raised my walls so no one can ever scale it again. After all, we are The Spencers--- we're smart and we never commit the same mistake thrice."---Excerpt from Celaena's Journal
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?
*****
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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