Lyra is a twenty-year-old girl who has always lived in the shadow of her father's decisions, a powerful and ruthless businessman. After his sudden death, the reading of his will completely disrupts her life: the family's fortune and the company are handed over to a mysterious and dangerous group called Seventeen, but under one condition. Lyra must become the promised girlfriend of all thirteen members of the group.
The Seventeen, known to the world as the most powerful and feared mafia, are made up of Seungcheol, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, Minghao, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino. Charming and lethal, the boys accept the contract not only for the power it brings but for a deeper reason: Lyra quickly becomes their obsession. She is the first to fall into their dark world, but it's they who fall harder, transforming her into their center and their weakness.
With her presence, Lyra manages to calm the fury and violent side that lurks behind their apparent perfection. However, the weight of the contract is not easy to bear. Dangerous rivals, betrayals, and secrets emerge from the shadows, testing her strength and her ability to adapt to the ruthless world of Seventeen.
Lyra is forced to grow up quickly, learning to navigate between fear and desire, loyalty and love. But can a single girl change the hearts of thirteen dangerous men and protect herself in a world that does not forgive weakness? And when the line between contract and love blurs, Lyra must make a choice: follow her destiny or try to rewrite her future.
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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