I left years ago, four to be exact. I had no good reason, other than I did not want to be a father at 17. Who would? I threw in the last of my bags into the back of my hummer. Letting out a breathe, it began to hit me. I was about to return to Lilac, back to Carly Roman, back to my disappointed family, back to the child I left behind.
Aidan Williams, left Lilac four years ago. Just days after his girlfriend, Carly, told him she was pregnant. Four years, and not a day without a thought, of her and his child. What will happen when Aidan retuns home? His family hates him, Carly hates him, and most of all she still loves him.
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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