"Are you okay?" The three words he fell for. The three words he wanted to hear. The three words that cured him. ____________________ Marcus Anderson is a cold hearted billionaire entangled in his dark past. He is perfect to the eye but broken underneath. Family is not something he believes in. He prefers to bear the pain alone until one day he saw the light at the end of the dark tunnel. Camilla Graham is a successful billionaire with a warm heart filled with love and care. Family is everything she believes in. Little did she know that her smile, her jokes, her kindness brings light to the most darkest soul. She doesn't need a prince to save her. She shines among those who never believed she could. Even among those with the most coldest hearts. A contract marriage brought them together. Never had they thought that their fates would change.

"There is strength in showing one's weakness" ~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~ One second. Just one second and everything changed. Skyler is sent into a lonely downward spiral when her mom dies tragically. With the only support she had in her life gone, she is sent to live with her aunt in the city that never sleeps - brilliant New York City. And in the most unpredictable times, someone comes along to help her overcome her grief; to find joy and purpose in living once again. Aden is the school's star soccer player who seems to have it all. He is both attractive and mysterious, but seemingly distant and untouchable to all others. When the two are thrust into each other's lives, they attempt a treacherous climb to overcome their own adversities together. It would be a difficult trek for Skyler to find joy in her life again, and through a whirlwind of emotions, she can only hope that Aden would be there to catch her when she falls. ~~~ 🥇First place in The Jungle Awards Teen Fiction 🥇First place in The Dark Nova Awards Teen Fiction 🥈Second place in The Starlight Awards Teen Fiction 🥈Second place in The Faith Awards Teen Fiction 🥈Second place in The Siren Awards Teen Fiction 🥉 Third place in The Virginia Awards Teen Fiction 🥉 Third place in The Blue Lotus Awards General Fiction 🥉 Third place in The Moonshine Awards Teen Fiction #2 in Newadult (01/28/2023) #16 in Romance (06/28/2021) #17 in Teen fiction (02/04/2021) #1 in teenromance (02/01/2021) #1 in bestseller (08/07/2023) #1 in rising (05/30/2021) #1 in teenstories (06/07/2022) #1 in teenfictionromance (03/20/2021) #1 in sadness (01/23/2022) #1 in grief (05/26/2022) Beautiful cover by @itnisikhushi Beautiful graphics by @18dzhang