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She tried to get up and found she was free to roam around. Soon, the lights opened and blinded her almost.
When she opened her eyes, a person all clad in black from head to toe, stood in front of her. His eyes, which were the only part of him visible through the slits in his mask, assessing her with strange curiosity. Her breathing picked up and she lifted her hands to push him away but he caught them and pulled her in his arms. She squeaked but was afraid to do or think of doing anything.
With one arm around her, he lifted his mask from his lips with the other hand. Scarlet was so oblivious of his intentions, that she paid no mind to his actions. He kissed her the next second and scarlet slowly felt herself being drugged by his kiss, literally drugged and losing herself to the drugs.
The next moment when she was conscious, she found herself lying in her bedroom. How did she get here? Was her kidnappers already arrested while she lay unconscious, god knows where?
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Scarlet Hayden was born rich and famous though not that bit powerful, she realized when she got kidnapped and the kidnapper had vanished in the blink of an eye. Devastated, because of what happened, she still went through her wedding preparations.
But she soon realized that Scarlet was not only color of love and affection but it also represented sacrifice and pain, and sometimes names have deep effects in the life of person.
I bet it was vague. Read the full story to find out what happened with her.
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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