He's rude, he's arrogant and downright insolent. She's a damaged good with walls built so high it's a surprise even she can see over them. It's almost been a year since Scarlett Valentina has been working as secretary to the suave, sexy billionaire - Jasper Queen - and as her first year draws to a close, sparks begin to fly. Suffering from a childhood of abuse, Scarlett refuses to let anyone get too close until even she herself cannot stop her boss from digging deep into her past. But, will she let Jasper break down the walls and unearth every part of herself for him? Will Jasper stay long enough to seek his secretary out? Through all the scars, tears, truths and tantrums, who will burn and who will make it out unscathed? • THIS BOOK HAS BEEN FULLY REVISED AND EDITED AS OF JULY 1ST 2017 • ● DEAR READERS, PLEASE BE COURTEOUS OF THE FACT THAT THE FIRST 16-18 CHAPTERS WERE WRITTEN WHEN I WAS 14 YEARS OF AGE HENCE WHY THEY ARE NOT VERY GOOD AND PROVE TO BE RATHER NONSENSICAL AT TIMES. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING.●

𝑎 𝑠𝑚𝑢𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑎 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑝ℎ𝑎 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀: 𝗡𝗢.1 𝗶𝗻 𝘅𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗴, 𝗡𝗢.1 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘄𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝗴, 𝗡𝗼.1 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗱𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗴, 𝗡𝗢. 1 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗮, No. 1 in beta tag,

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