Emilia Roux had as good of a life as life got, she had good grades nice friends and a loving family. But that all changed when her best friend, Adrian Shaw's father dies after a heart surgery and Emilia is blamed for his death. Because Emilia's father was the surgeon.
Now Adrian's primary reason for living is to get revenge on Emilia, which means making her life a living hell. He starts by getting people on his side and slowly but surely Emilia is left with no one on her side but her two loyal friends. However, this isn't enough for him and he wants more, he wants to make her feel his pain. Not just physically. Betrayed and grief stricken he will not stop until he gets his revenge. And what Adrian wants, Adrian gets.
A year later, everyone still hasn't forgotten. Although the bullying and teasing had subsided, it still hadn't completely stopped. With the occasional pranks and glares that she now only gets from certain 'Adrian supporters'. Emilia has now started to look on the bright side. Especially, when a new student arrives at Ash view High School.
Blake Taylor is attractive and intelligent he's what all the girls want. With his I-Don't-Give-A-Shit Attitude to his athletic bod and killer smile, he's got the whole package. Already gaining a reputation of the bad boy after only just arriving to town, he is irresistible.
But through the perfect image he projects, he's got a secret, one that he will keep until its over.
Blake doesn't want just any other girl, he wants Emilia. Charming and alluring he will try to take down her walls. As if it was his mission.
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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