"I believed you were my savior, but you turned out to be the danger I should have avoided," her lips quivered as her eyes accused him and questioned his actions.
"Alina, what we had was real. There's nothing but truth in that," his eyes held remorse, but the sincerity behind his words vouched for his honesty.
***
In a world where guns, narcotics, and violence prevailed, there was no place for love to dwell, and those who dared to fall in love paid a hefty price. And that's exactly what happened to Alina-she fell hard into the deceptive clutches of love, entangled in its sweet whispers of nothingness.
His line of work forbade him from indulging in emotions. Yet, with just a single glance at her, his entire world crumbled. Eric Miller, the exceptional ATF agent who danced with life and death every day, was unprepared for his next mission. He underestimated the power that love held, the power to either break or make the world.
***
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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