Amanda Bedding, just like anyone else, just wanted to get through high school safely and quickly. She wasn't looking to be popular, well-known, or part of any of the drama of the social heirarchy of Harrison High School. Her plans of keeping her reputation of out of sight, out of mind outcast were shattered when she secretly starts dating popular, complicated Ryan Drein; she didn't mind the whole sneaking around kind of scenerio, she knew he couldn't be caught even socializing with her, otherwise dating her, but then Amanda perfered the spotlight far away from her. The situation worked perfectly in both of their favor, until the night of the accident. Months later, once finally recovered from her battle wounds of tthe crash, Amanda goes off back to school, finding out much more has changed than her lunch period. Rumors spread like wildfire about her, Ryan, and that very night, but she brushed them off. Besides, they were just rumors, right?
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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