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Strings Attached

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Reads 475,072
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Parts 38
Time 10h 25m

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***This book follows the events from Virtue&Vanity in Sebastian's POV***
There are other important things in this world, not just money. It is the truth that Sebastian Everett still needs to learn. Being a cold and ruthless businessman, raised in a family that valued only material possessions, he thought there wasn't any other kind of love than the love for wealth and power. When an unwanted woman enters his life under false pretenses of sharing his kind of love, he will do the unthinkable only to give her a taste of her own medicine. But when the girl who was nothing in his eyes gradually makes him doubt everything he has ever known, Sebastian will realize that sometimes everything is not what it seems to be and there are things that even stacks of green dollars can't make up for.

WARNING: This is a dark romance intended for mature audiences. Please read at your own discretion. 

The beautiful cover was made by @arkhnn. Thank you so much.All Rights Reserved

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