How much does a signature weigh?
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Laurel's average life takes a drastic turn when her father signs a life-changing contract. In exchange for saving his company from the depths of penury, she is given in marriage to one of the most inhumane CEOs in the whole of Washington DC - Ivan Briggs.
Outside her wish, she becomes a part of the Briggs family. A family where toxicity is the air they breathe, hatred, the food they eat, and envy, the water they drink. Dark secrets form the walls of the Briggs mansion, and every day become puzzle pieces for Laurel to put together.
Days travel by, and Laurel finally comes to understand the intense power tussle for the Briggs conglomerate group, between Ivan and the rest of the family. They want him down, destroyed, wrecked, and even blot out of existence. Ivan's 'dead' mask slowly falls off and Laurel gets to see the abject loneliness he actually wallows in. Out of 'pity' at first, she stands in for him. Acting like a shield, she blocks all the arrows shot in Ivan's way by his family.
But what happens when 'pity' turns into a heart-throbbing emotion that makes her want to hold him by the hand instead? What happens when she decides to fight WITH him, and not just FOR him? What happens when the two love-hungry individuals find solace in themselves?
What happens when the duo fall hopelessly in love with each other? The 'misfortune' that happened on the alter becomes their biggest feat.
'Love conquers all,' they say. But for Ivan, it also becomes a reason to breathe. To live. To fight. And WIN.
This book covers their journey from start, through tumbles, to finish.
Find out how!
Sophia Bennett, a 23 year old woman, looking for a job which will pay her enough to use that money to pay off the debt she had taken for her sister's accident. Quitting her old job as it was getting her nowhere in life, she stumbles across Wilson Company and to her surprise gets the job. What she didn't expect was that she would become the secretary of the heir, William's secretary. He is not fun to be around.
William drowned by his past of seeing his sister in a vulnerable state and blaming himself for what happened a few years ago, closes off from the romance and love, and dedicates his life to his sister and work. But when Sophia comes along, his entire world changes. He experiences the forbidden feelings he thought he'll never experience and is unable to handle those feelings.
To top that, Sophia's father hate rich men like William and decides to arrange her marriage with someone else, when he finds out that Sophia is working for William. This is definitely going to cause a lot of drama in their life as Wilson family doesn't go quietly into the night. Not to forget William's past. Many situations arises where William has to choose between his sister and Sophia, creating a series of problems. So, how will this affect William and Sophia's not-so-perfect story? Read to find out.
This story will contain some mature content. I would recommend people who are not comfortable to skip those parts. I'll put a warning at the beginning of the chapter.
This book shares the story of Sophia Bennett and William Wilson. Book 2 in Wilson series. The story can be read as stand alone too.
Cover by @arpitpall