The Way In Which Things Work
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"The road to self discovery is a long one and since I'm the one who stumbled down it, I can tell you it's not easy. I'm accepting but in no way am I naive. Many people will tell you that you can't do it alone and that you need someone to guide you. I can tell you that that statement is false. The only reason I got to where I am today is because I took matters into my own hands, no matter who it hurt because your own happiness is the only one that matters in the end anyways. Right?" I tell the group of young and eager adults who took time out of their day to listen to me speak. To tell them how to become successful and how I became the most influential person on the face of Earth.
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Jacki Burke was given a choice, keep falling into the same abusive trap her boyfriend would set for her or give someone else a chance, perhaps an old friend. She was given a choice, to stay in the city that drowned her or to prevail above the poverty that struck her and her family. She was given a choice, let everyone else decide things for her or plan out her own fate. With a younger brother to take care of and about $20 to her name, she takes small steps towards each victory. Nobody, not her boyfriend, Danny, not her stepdad or her mother, not any of her friends, no one was going to stop her from making something of herself.
This is another rags to riches story with a little twist on it. Deceit and betrayal with a little bit of regret is the only way to reach the top, she's sure of it. Will all the lying and the deception catch up to her? Will the very thing that made her so successful also be the reason she fails so terribly?
*All these ideas and characters are forged from my own imagination. If anyone attempts to steal or copy my ideas, action will be taken accordingly. There are several adult themes portrayed throughout such as violence, drugs, strong language and sexual situations.*
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He put his hand on mine, stopping me from signing. "I need you to take this seriously. This isn't a game. This isn't a movie. If you sign this, your body will be mine. No safe words, no romancing, no cuddling. I will use you how I wish. Do things to you, you won't even have seen in porn. I will hurt you, abuse you, make you want me to stop, then beg me to continue. "Finally, I will throw you away when I have had my fill. You can try to escape, in fact, I encourage it, but I will find you and the chase will only excite me more, which won't end well for you. You wanted excitement; here it is. You wanted pleasure, you will get it, but reality isn't always better than fantasy. I can almost guarantee you will regret this." "Are you trying to put me off?" He smiled down at me. "I won't be accused of miss-selling. You either want it or you don't. Well, Faye. What will it be?" ~~~~~~~~ Faye has her sights set on starting a business with her best friend, but a decision from her past makes an appearance at her business pitch to a potential investor and threatens to ruin her plans for the second time. She learnt her lesson signing contracts with this man but Faye is a sucker for adventure and still believes she is strong enough to survive Dominic Sand. Warning - Explicit, abusive content. Darkly sexual.Complete
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He put his hand on mine, stopping me from signing. "I need you to take this seriously. This isn't a game. This isn't a movie. If you sign this, your body will be mine. No safe words, no romancing, no cuddling. I will use you how I wish. Do things to you, you won't even have seen in porn. I will hurt you, abuse you, make you want me to stop, then beg me to continue. "Finally, I will throw you away when I have had my fill. You can try to escape, in fact, I encourage it, but I will find you and the chase will only excite me more, which won't end well for you. You wanted excitement; here it is. You wanted pleasure, you will get it, but reality isn't always better than fantasy. I can almost guarantee you will regret this." "Are you trying to put me off?" He smiled down at me. "I won't be accused of miss-selling. You either want it or you don't. Well, Faye. What will it be?" ~~~~~~~~ Faye has her sights set on starting a business with her best friend, but a decision from her past makes an appearance at her business pitch to a potential investor and threatens to ruin her plans for the second time. She learnt her lesson signing contracts with this man but Faye is a sucker for adventure and still believes she is strong enough to survive Dominic Sand. Warning - Explicit, abusive content. Darkly sexual.
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