“Why are you here?” he asked, glaring at me. I was speechless. I knew this was going to happen, sooner or later. Noah took a step towards me, clearly not understanding what was going on. “What are you talking about-” “ No Noah, it’s alright. I shouldn’t have come here. It was a mistake, we should go.” I turned around to head to the door, only to feel an arm on my shoulder.
“And I don’t want you anywhere near Noah, cause we wouldn’t want any more accidents, now would we?” he said lowly so that only I could hear. “ We all remembered what happened last time, so get out of here before I sue your sorry little-”
Suddenly, I couldn’t take it anymore.
There's something fishy about Candy, a girl who is not so sweet. She accidentally walks into the life of Noah, a business owner who's always working. Things began to change as she teaches him how to be fun, and the more time they spend together, the more his conscience tells him he's known her before, but whenever she'd accidentally mention something about her pass, she'd quickly change the subject.
Candy was never a lucky girl. She had a horrible childhood, never finished college, and all her boyfriends soon turn into big fat X's. Things seem to get worse when she runs into an old friend, only to find out that he doesn't remember her. At all. And she wants to keep it that way.
What he doesn't know doesn't hurt him. Or does it...?
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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