"Promise me one thing?" She asked. "Anything", he replied. "That if I am in any sort of trouble, you'll be there when I call for help?" "I promise", he sworn. "Good, but this is not goodbye Brendan, I'll be back." she assured him. "And I'll be waiting for that call", he smiled. _____ 5 years ago Elisha made her childhood best friend promise her something, something that she had no idea that she would need in the future. After an incident occur a year later, she was on the run ever since. When she couldn't run anymore and things started to catch up to her, she returned back to her childhood hometown and hope that her best friend kept his promise. But promises are meant to be broken right? Well this time we'll see if it will. _______
5 years ago.....
"Hey Brendan I need to talk to you", Elisha approached best friend. He was chilling by his car with two of his friends who shamelessly checked her out.
"What's up Lisha?" He asked, Lisha was her nickname from him since kindergarten.
"In private", she added looking at his friends who said bye and left.
"Do you want to go to my house or yours?" He opened the passenger side for her of his car.
"I can't be long my brother is picking me up soon, we're moving", she looked away.
"Text him, we'll drive around town while we talk", Brendan suggested.
"I only got five minutes", Elisha said.
"Okay, then start talking Lisha, you're worrying me", he frowned.
"When I move, I don't think I'm coming back here", she began.
"But we still will keep in contact right?" He asked.
"Yes of course", she nodded.
"Good because you know we're a team and this year we planned to run the school together", he joked.
"Not if Stephanie does it first", Elisha rolled her eyes.
"Nah you're irreplaceable", he assured her.
"At least Layla doesn't have to fight me for vice captain spot this year in softball", she shrugged.
"Oh yeah I was sure you would of been captain since I'm captain of the baseball team", Brendan boasted.
"Promise me one thing?" She asked.
"Anything", he replied.
"That if I am in any sort of trouble, you'll be there when I call for help?"
"I promise", he sworn.
"Good, but this is not goodbye Brendan, I'll be back." she assured him.
"And I'll be waiting for that call", he smiled.
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Short chapter, but this is the introduction to the book.
Meet Amanda Jones is your typical 16 year old girl, with strawberry blonde hair and capturing baby blue eyes. She is the only girl in her family and luckily enough inherit the blue eyes from her grandmother on her mother's side. There is also something about her, she has five older brothers and they all live together under the same roof. Their parents are always busy leaving their oldest son, Max in charge. That's one of the reason why Amelia can't even go on one single date because of her highly protective and scary brothers. Two of them are seniors at her school and sadly twins. That's all about to change. __________________ Meet Sebastian Grey, he's new in town and so call 'golden boy'. Every girls want to date him and every guy envy him with his silky chestnut hair and light brown eyes. One thing about him is, he doesn't mess with is his grades and can be quite a party king. What happens when he befriends Amanda? How will her brothers react to her getting a new guy friend? Not to mention also having a secret admirer. ____________
For the sake of their company, Atasha Rae was forced to marry the known heartless billionaire, Lorcan Amadeus. But it only took her a week as his wife because later on, he suddenly wants a divorce immediately. So as he wished, she signed the divorce paper even after admitting to herself that she was somehow starting to fall inlove with him. Heart badly wounded, she ran away from his life. Until she discovers that she's pregnant with his child and as a result, she ends up with no choice but to keep it a secret. Out of Lorcan's awareness, she's keeping a secret that would lead him to an overflowing regret. Because for a week of their fallen marriage beyond repair, she's carrying the billionaire's heir.
Rejected by her mate, who had been her long-time crush, Jasmine felt utterly humiliated. Seeking solace, she headed to a party to drown her sorrows. But things took a turn for the worse when her friends issued a cruel dare: kiss a stranger or beg her mate for forgiveness. With no other choice, Jasmine approached a stranger and kissed him, thinking that would be the end of it. However, the stranger unexpectedly wrapped his arms around her waist and whispered in her ear, "You're mine!" He growled, his words sending shivers down her spine. And then, he offered her a solution that would change everything...
On her wedding night, Natalie's stepmother set her up to marry Jarvis, a disfigured and disabled man. Fortunately, she managed to escape, but little did she know that later she would fall for the man she was betrothed to.Jarvis pretended to be a poor man, but he didn't think that he'd fall head over heels for this woman.Their life went on until one day, Natalie found out her boyfriend's little secret."Huh? How could you have billions of dollars' worth of assets?" she asked in disbelief.Jarvis didn’t know how to respond.Being met with silence, she gritted her teeth angrily. "They said that you couldn't walk, but as far as I can see, you're strong enough to run a marathon."Still, he remained silent.Natalie continued, "They even said that you only have a few years to live. What about now?"Finally, Jarvis opened his mouth to explain. "Honey, this is all just a misunderstanding. Please calm down. Think about the baby.""Jarvis Braxton!"The man knelt down immediately.
Eliza's life was destroyed by them: her boyfriend and her best friend. Five years ago, her boyfriend's career was at its lowest point and Eliza sacrificed everything to support him. However, her best friend fooled Eliza to be a surrogate mother. When her boyfriend led a successful career, he dumped Eliza because she had lost her virginity and had babies. It was just an excuse for the affair between the shameless couple. Losing all interest in life, she agreed to marry Mr. Valentine, a disfigured billionaire who likes to torture women in bed. It was said that his two exes died horribly in bed. Eliza didn't know that Mr. Valentine was the man she used to carry babies for. In this way, she got a handsome husband and a pair of adorable twins... """
"Ms. Crawford, it’s time for you to divorce Mr. Larsen and come home. You're the only heiress the Master's waiting for.” ~•~ For the sake of love, Amara accepted the arranged marriage with Tobias William Larsen. She did everything to gain her husband’s heart but when his old love returned, she realized that all her effort was all for naught. Tobias demanded a divorce on the night of their wedding anniversary, even at the price of threatening her. Heartbroken, she finally dropped all her illusions about him and returned home to be the heiress. The next time she met Tobias, they were no longer couples but opponents. "Mr. Larsen, should I remind you again? We've divorced." "Amara, that's the stupidest mistake I've ever made. Please come back to me."
Lucille was one of the most skilled female assassins, and on the previous night, she embarked on a top-secret mission. However, the mission's details were leaked, leading to her untimely demise at the hands of a traitorous companion. She never discovered the identity of the person who betrayed her before her death. But by some miracle, she was granted a new life, and was reborn as a girl with the same name. Determined to uncover the truth and seek revenge for her family, Lucille seized her second chance at life. She planned to avenge her loved ones. However, her plans were complicated by Joseph, an apparently frail man who was actually skilled in martial arts. And he seemed to fall for her deeply, now this newfound knowledge only added to the complications of Lucille's revenge plan...