"Don't judge my bangs. My mom made me do it." I say. "It's cute." He says, biting back a laugh. "Asshole," I murmur. "Wait... In the photo, you're wearing..." He says, trailing off. My eyes widen when I realize I'm wearing my bracelet in that picture. "I can explain," I say. <~~~~~~~~~~> moi-ra | \ ˈmȯirə \ noun: a person's fate or destiny Used to be titled "Because of an iPod and Ball" ~Published/Completed on October 28, 2020~

Twenty one year old Justine Skye, or as she goes by on stage Giselle chooses a lifestyle of sex, money and fame to earn her living and provide for herself. She wasn't a hoe, whore nor your average hooker. It was strictly business and she was willing to do it in anyway possible. After an encounter with Trevor Jackson, a young hopeless romantic she has a completely different outlook, slowly but surely.

Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction? ****** Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything. [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]