Collateral Damage
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  • Parts 22
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  • Reads 171,682
  • Votes 15,182
  • Parts 22
  • Time 3h 52m
lisha-stories
Ongoing, First published Nov 07, 2020
Mature
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Elite Connections started off as a business proposal for Arya's senior project. She had been nicknamed the matchmaking friend throughout high school and decided to plan out an idea company, not knowing that this proposal would carry her through college and become the most exclusive matchmaking service in the world.

What made Elite Connections stand out compared to the other services is that it was fully anonymous, there was an income minimum for both men and women, and the match was all based on compatibility tests. Arya believed that blind love did exist which is why none of her clients are allowed to see each other until they're walking down the aisle at their wedding.

After receiving the stamp of approval from tech mogul, James Christensen, business had skyrocketed to the point of having a year long waitlist for potential clients. With a one hundred percent success rate it was easy for Arya to raise her service package minimum to fifty grand - the most exclusive package being priced at half a million dollars. Everything in Arya's life was going perfect. That is until James Christensen's grandson, Ethan, enters Elite Connections to be matched.
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Was It All Worth It?

22 parts Ongoing Mature

After being together for 12 years, Kayla thought she knew her husband like the back of her hand. She thought he was loyal, and faithful and had devoted his life to her. Of course, that's what she believed but boy was she wrong. It took one text from a friend for all of that to go away. All those things she fantasized about. The person she thought she knew more than anyone, who was supposed to have her back through it all, betrayed her. After deciding to file for divorce, she started to get her life back on track. She decided it was time for her to live for her, but her plans were derailed when a childhood crush reenters her life. Her husband decided he wasn't going to give up on his wife so easily which caused a battle between the two men. Two men fighting to win her heart and in the end Kayla asked herself. 'Was it all worth it?'

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