Emalyn Rose, a 16 year old sophmore, has everything she can want. A small, but comfy house. A loving family, and her caring friends. But what happens when one of her friends Kayla Candler forces her to go to a wild party? She'll either meet the boy of her dreams, or the boy of her nightmares... Or maybe just both. As Emalyn gets sucked into 17 year old Jason Carten's life. Yes, Jason. The hottest, baddest, and scariest boy of the school. Now Emalyn has seemed to crack everyone she knows open. She's the one everyone trusts their darkest secrets with. Yes, everyone, including another schools bad boy who Ema has been best friends with for years! Jason however, never loses. This includes to his enemy, Ema's bad boy friend. With this little game of who can get the girl, Jason just may find the shy sweet girl to be HIS best dream, or HIS worst nightmare... Because, Jason never losses... yet, not one person has yet been able to crack what's Hidden Behind The Mystery Eyes.
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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