Once Upon A Lie
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The Starkovs and the Morozova's have always done business together. Aleksanders father is the CEO of The Fold, a multimedia and tourist company. And Alinas father is the Vice President. To keep it all in the family, the Starkovs and the Morozovas arrange a marriage between the two the year before Alina enters her freshman year. To survive high school, Aleksander has a few rules for her.
Rule 1: No one can know about the engagement. Rule 2: No dating. Rule 3: No drinking. Rule 4: No drugs. Rule 5: if he asks her to come to him, she has to come to him. But then transfer student Mal Oretsev comes into the picture with eyes only for Alina and everything becomes complicated.
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