𝐈𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 ~~~ 𝐸𝑠𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑑𝑎 𝐻𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑠 All she ever wanted was a normal life, a happy life. But no matter how hard she tried, it always gave her the complete opposite. Dumped on her three year anniversary by who she thought was her forever, Esme is heartbroken. But when she receives an anonymous letter that same night, she realises that her already shitty life has just become worse... and there's only one person she knows can protect her from breaking completely. ~~~ 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑡 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑡 Freedom was never an option for someone like him. After all, he was born into a wealthy family, was a boxer gaining fame, and in his world, status and wealth meant everything. But he also hates being told what to do, especially for the likes of the world. When he breaks off a forced engagement to the most spoilt and selfish brat in his Academy, he knows the backlash it'll cause, so he goes to the one person that may be able to help him keep his freedom. Even if it means fake dating her to keep his ex away. ~~~ "What?" "People flirt when they're dating, you do realise that, right?" "Not outside of the public eye, they don't." "I actually do." She rolled her eyes. "You threaten people." "It's called charisma." "More like emotional constipation." Arthur choked on a laugh beside me, and I resisted the urge to glare at him for it. He's a fucking traitor, I swear. "You do also realise that this basically mirrors your first rule, correct?" "Exactly. I don't want you flirting with me, and I will certainly not be flirting with you." "Oh come on, everyone loves flirting with me. I'm amazing." She looks up at me, bored out of her mind, then looks back down at her phone. "I'd rather kiss a crocodile."