"The good girl went bad because the boy tried to treat her like a toy. He broke the toy, and he thinks he can fix it. But it's too late. It's broken."
Bella Swan, five years after being left in the woods by Edward, is the definition of badass. When the Cullens return, trying to get back the Bella they knew, she must remind them why it is never a good idea to mess with a broken girl with a bad girl attitude.
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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