To Alana Kingsley, her life has already gone by. She always wanted to live life to the fullest: Finish high school, go to college, get her first job, become a newlywed, and have twins. But after a tragic fall to her perfect life at the mere age of fifteen, her perfect life is thrown away.
Three years later, she is already in her own apartment with her thirteen year old sister, and already has a job at the most finest hotel. It may not be the Barbie life she used to have, but it was better than having to face her father.
Duke Mitchell is really weird. One minute he'd be cocky and selfish, next he'd be sweet and funny. No one knows why he is the way he is, and no one really cares. He's gorgeous and talented, so who would? Who would've thought that checking into the Kingsley Hotel was the best idea he's ever had since ditching the hair gel. He meets a fiery and stubborn, but sugary sweet maid. She sort of reminds him of the girl he met at the club, but she couldn't possibly be her. They look nothing alike!
But thankfully for Alana, the club was really dark that night.
When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive?
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When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself.
Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage.
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Cover designed by Ren Tachibana