Eleanor, 1910 - 1939. Beloved mother, wife, daughter, daughter-in-law and friend. Eleanor was a girl who once loved everything. Once, a very long time ago. Then, she loved but a few things, her mother, Donna and the satisfaction that deceit and coitus brought her. Perhaps her lack of love was caused by the early death of her doting father, the man Eleanor admired the most, the man that was supposed to scare off boyfriends, help her with school work, make her laugh and play games with her. Unfortunately, there wasn't much time for that, not much time at all.
By the age of sixteen, Eleanor was a prostitute, selling her body for inappropriate reasons. Single men, married men, widowers, she didn't care. Knowing that she was the one who could play with the feelings of these men, who could cause divorces, scandals and much more made her happy. Say a client was insanely rude to her, she'd turn up at his house and, bam, he was divorced. It was a nice life, good pay, fun job.
However, one stupid mistake, one game of deceit gone wrong and that made Eleanor's life take a turn for the worse. There's a chance, she may never be the same or happy again.
//Prequel to another story I will write in the future, titled 'Sewn' (name is a work in progress). But that's for another time. For now, enjoy this book and the great amount of time I spend updating it at slug speed!
There are two stories in this book.
#1. My Lucky Star
What would you do to change your fate?
Pray with all your heart. Then give all your bad luck to someone who really care for you. Would you be able to do that?
That's what little Daniel did to his childhood friend.
Maybe the bad luck made her crossed dressed into male clothes half of her life. Or maybe the freedom given by the clothes.
In the end, it's Jules' choice
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Jules says, "People said a Lady is weak and helpless. They certainly never met me."
She adds, "My name is Jules Knight. I'm my own savior. I don't need a man like you to solve all my problems."
What crossed her male friend's minds...
"Hard to win her heart. She is even more gentleman than I."
"You taught me to accept flaws. There's beauty in imperfection. You crossed over and tossed my life upside down. Now I could no longer return to my old life."
"She is like my evil twin. We devoured desserts in all the shops we ventured."
#2. It started with a LIE
"It's okay. Think of this marriage as a simple way to end our problems. Three years later, we shall abolish it. You would have a chance to marry the Lady you love."
Ian stares her with unblinking eyes. Abby is a beautiful Lady. Not lacking suitors.
He asks, "What did you get from this marriage?"
"Freedom. Father is very ill. He wanted me to marry before he died. I don't want him to arrange my marriage with a stranger. At least we are childhood friends."
"What if he didn't die in three years?"
"It doesn't matter. My beloved would come by that time. He would take me away, far from England."
One simple lie. It started their marriage in the wrong path.
"Tris, my love for you is never a lie."