"Don't follow me, don't talk to me, don't touch me, go away." I hissed for the third time, while he so rode beside me on his motorbike being all patronising like he is.
"Roma, I know you want this." He wiggled his perfect light brown eyebrows suggestively, while I huffed away. I could feel the heat rush up to my face and I would not let him see me blush. Not today, not ever.
"Romaaaaaaaa,"
"Are you deaf, cocky or just stupid. Or all three?! No means no, hun." I whipped my curls dramatically and stomped back into the cafe.
"So I'll call you tonight?" He shouted after me, damn him. People were starting to give me curious looks.
What was the popular heartless doing with the infamous man-whore Mason Henderson?
Nothing.
He's an ass, and I don't like him.
"I guess you really are all three, you shit !!"
I holler as he pulls away from the curb.
My blood was boiling, but my heart was racing, and I didn't like it. Or did I?
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?
*****
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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