"I hate you," she says, looking down at the floor disgruntled. My breath quicken, my mouth opening to try and make her change her mind, but closes again, not knowing exactly what to say.
"I-I," I stuttered, trying to get her to pay attention to me. To look at me. To finally stare at the person in front of her.
She turns to me, finally, but her eyes are watery and red, clearly still mad. And I'm the reason she's mad. I'm the reason she's crying. I'm the reason she's in a different environment to what she's used to.
I'm the one causing her suffering.
And that was the final blow to shatter my heart.
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Daniel Castillon, the richest and most sweetest man you'll ever see. He's the most kindest man that could have ever existed.
He has never been selfish, never been rude, never raised his voice, never got in a fight, never forced someone to do something they don't want. He's just someone that understands that people don't like to be yelled at or treated violently.
And he is admired and loved by everyone and everything. The media, the girls, the guys, the business industries.
Except someone.
And that someone had to be Ariana Gonzales, the curvy, self-confident, and snarky hispanic girl who knows how to voice herself.
Well, isn't that something spicy? The
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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