Sophia Evelyn Knight has determination, ambition, and enough money to live comfortably for the rest of her life. Being the CEO of Knight Enterprises and Forbes "2020 Businesswoman of the Year", she is a beast when it comes to navigating the business world. As the youngest female CEO playing in the 'big leagues' for the last decade, it is no surprise that she has an impeccable reputation that makes any businessmen and businesswomen alike fear and despise the very floor she walks on. She is confident that this year is hers and won't let anything stop her from achieving her life-long dream - global expansion. The only person that can get under her skin, is her long time rival and mysterious new boss, Alexander Maxence Valentino.
Alexander Maxence Valentino has lived most of his life dictated by his parent's choices. Son to Markos Vanderbilt and the immediate heir to the Vanderbilt Empire. On the surface, he seemed to have everything; he was handsome, powerful, and dripping with wealth. He is everything he was taught to be, incredibly cold-hearted, cruel, ruthless, and authoritative. When he wasn't busy running his prospering business, he was hosting parties and living up to his reputation of being the ultimate playboy billionaire. But you know what they say... "Behind every playboy, there is a girl who cheated him, hurt him and broke his trust". Could there be more to his story?
Falling in love was never in the cards for either of them. However, when a deal is made between the two companies, in which their stubborn CEOs must work together for the next year, can they work together without killing each other?
And what happens when Alexander finds out about Sophia's perplexingly familiar past and terminal diagnosis of having one year left to live with a 5% chance of survival, will he stay? Was all they were meant to be, a one-night stand?
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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