Wings, full of soft black feathers. Bursting from the space between her shoulder blades. With just a twitch, they widen and extend upward, towards the heavens and the endless blue sky.
Clarissa Blackheart is not your average girl. She is sassy, sarcastic, and unafraid of everything she encounters. Yet, somehow, she retains an innocent and childish spirit, no matter the situation. Every night, she dreams of big, black wings, and hunters chasing her through a giant forest. Every time, she wakes up in a cold sweat. At random moments, she starts to find herself drawing the same picture of the girl with wings.
She just wants to be left alone, but most wishes are never granted, are they? Who are the strange men in her dreams? Why does she always feel like someone is following her? Who is Evan, the strange man who keeps appearing?
When Clarissa finds out, she is definitely in for one crazy adventure.
Welcome to The Core.
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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