“Uhm, Carly’s pregnant.” I said, so quiet that I thought they hadn’t heard me. Their faces dropped in horror and I panicked for a second. Were they mad?
“What? Was it her father?” They whisper yelled.
“Oh, no, no,” I said. “It was, uh, me.” I whispered the word me, and they leaned forward, straining to hear me.
Carly was beaten and raped by her dad ever since her mom left, because he blamed her. Then, her brother gets her out of his house. Will he leave them alone, or come after them? And will Carly be able to love Kyle the same way he loves her, or will she continue to believe what her dad said to her all her life?
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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