The Cinderella Contract (on hold)

Prologue

        The music in the club was pounding through me. Every beat coursed throughout my body as if it was mingling with my blood. My body swinging in time with the electric cadence. My arms above my head, my hips swaying, moving in sync with him. The mystery man that asked for a dance...

        Whoa, whoa, whoa! Rewind please! That is NOT how I want to introduce myself! I mean you're all probably sitting there thinking, 'Oh man, what a sleaze.' Well let me straighten out a few things out for you.

        Yes, yes, I know how this looks... Believe me, it gets worse too! That was the last thing I can remember clearly from that night. The rest is kind of in a haze with bright, blinding images shining through... As if the hangover wasn't bad enough.

        Okay, I'm not helping my case now am I? Well I can assure you from the depths of my soul that I never do this... the first and last time I have ever gone out drinking and partying like this was on my 21st birthday. Believe me when I say I wouldn't have gone this time either if my lovely so called best friend, Tamir, hadn't blackmailed me. No, seriously! He blackmailed me!

        A few days ago, what started out as a normal day of going from class to class and sitting through boring lecture after boring lecture took a turn for the worst. I don't mean bad, I mean it just got all tangled up into one huge, messy ball of strange. This was the day that my whole life started to change.

        I was just walking home, minding my own business when here comes Tamir, proudly strutting over to me, a wicked grin on his face. "We're all going out for Fantine's birthday. We're going to that awesome new club, The Ruse. You're coming too."

        I protested, of course. I gave the excuse that I had to study for a big exam I had. He pointed out the fact that he's in most of my classes and not to mention it was on a Friday night. I then gave the excuse that I worked the next morning. Of course he saw right past that lie... I never worked on Saturdays.

        I then tried just stating the cold hard truth... That was that I had no interest in going to an abnormally loud place to drink where the music is at a frequency that is practically making your eardrums bleed, there are sweaty bodies pressing up against you everywhere you turn, and you have to scream 'til your vocal cords are raw just to have a conversation. Oh, and did I mention how much drinks cost?! Try the kind of prices that makes your wallet cry in pain.

        It was to no avail. Tamir was one step ahead of me with his very, very evil grin on his face. That's when he proceeded to blackmail me. By blackmailing, I mean he seriously promised to tell any future employers I might have of EVERY embarrassing moment he's witnessed in the past year of knowing me. And you know what?! I had no choice by to grudgingly agree to go to The Ruse with them on Friday. I may be a very careful person, but I have plenty of embarrassing facts and moments stockpiling that my dear friend Tamir could hold against me.

        So that's how I found myself at The Ruse...

        The Ruse?! Seriously? Who names their night club The Ruse.... I mean, can you be any more subtle?! You might as well put a big blinking neon sign that says we're plotting against you.

        Oh... I am so rude! Why would you want to listen to a complete and total stranger blabber on about her life without even knowing her name first. I'm Desiree Hope and this is my story.

        Hello Readers! Thank you so much for choosing to read this! I am so unbelievable excited about The Cinderella Contract! Nobody knows better than one of my best friends, but I won't get to dedications just yet. Just so you get an insight on how excited I am about this crazy idea I've had for this book, I stayed up last night until 4am knowing I had to be up early for work. I just had to write down all my ideas.

        This is just the product of my mad, insane writing frenzy I had last night. I am sure there are plenty of errors, so please feel free to point them out to me! It just helps me become a better writer. I really hope you like this first snippet of what is going to be The Cinderella Contract. If you do like it, please vote! It's very much appreciated! Updates will come as much as I can pump out chapters! :) Have a wonderful July day, my friends, and happy reading to all you awesome people! Thank you so much!