One Night for a Lifetime
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"She needed money. He needed her. Neither expected to need more."
Ava Sinclair is barely holding her world together.
Between working double shifts at a small café and restoring paintings for pocket change, she's drowning in debts and desperate to afford treatment for her younger sister.
Then, one rainy night in Ravenhurst, a sleek black car stops beside her. Inside is Damien Cross - billionaire hotel magnate, notorious for getting whatever he wants. His offer is as shocking as it is dangerous:
One night. His terms. Enough money to solve all her problems.
Ava swears she'll never sell herself for survival.
But with time running out and her sister's health slipping away, the line between pride and sacrifice begins to blur.
What starts as a deal begins to feel like something far more dangerous than either of them expected. Because when the night is over, walking away might be impossible...
💔 A story of temptation, power, and the kind of love that doesn't follow the rules.
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