Rose has endured a lifetime of trauma, marked by abuse in every form imaginable. Though the scars of her past linger, the focus of her story is her present-one filled with uncertainty and despair. Recently fired from her job, struggling to pay her university fees, and enduring emotional and psychological abuse at the hands of her manipulative mother, Rose finds herself at a breaking point. Every day feels like a battle, and all she craves is escape from her toxic reality.
One night, in the depths of her despair, Rose dreams of an alternate universe-a place so different from her own. In this new realm, she is free from the chains of her past. She lives a life of luxury, surrounded by people who genuinely love her and appreciate her for who she truly is. Here, everything she ever desired seems to come effortlessly: wealth, beauty, and peace. In this dream, she finds the happiness she's always longed for-an existence so perfect that it feels more real than her waking life.
But when Rose awakens, the truth hits her like a ton of bricks: it was all just a dream. Her harsh reality is still waiting for her, and the world she imagined has slipped through her fingers. But the experience leaves her with a new resolve. Though her life may be far from perfect, Rose now understands that even in her darkest hours, there is a power within her to change her fate-if only she can learn to break free from her past and trust the strength she has within
Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction?
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Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything.
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