Chapter: Being a waitressMendy’s Restaurant, New York
Ava had insisted on taking Sophia’s car the night before, tossing her braids over one shoulder as she declared with zero shame.
“YOU DO NOT GET TO SHOW THIS BEAUTY OFF. Let me help you do that.”
Sophia had only groaned, too tired to argue, and now, as she shuffled out of her apartment the next morning, she was reminded of her mistake. The parking spot outside was glaringly empty.
She sighed long and heavy, dragging her bag higher on her shoulder.
“I need to focus on work,” she muttered. “I’ll get to ride that later… it can wait. TAXI!”
By 10:09 a.m., the hum of Mendy’s Restaurant swallowed her up. The smell of buttered toast, sizzling bacon, and freshly brewed coffee clung to the air, making the restaurant a beacon for the mid-morning crowd. Sophia wore her waitress uniform with a practiced smile, weaving between tables as she took orders, collected tips, and absorbed complaints with the patience of someone who had taught herself not to break.
Her
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Chapter: Best FriendsTHE NEXT DAY – Sophia’s Apartment
Ava’s laughter exploded through the small apartment, loud and unrestrained, the kind of laugh that bent her forward and made her slap her thigh. Sophia, half smiling and half groaning, sat at her dressing mirror, watching her best friend through the reflection.
“And that,” Sophia said, pressing her fingers against her temples, “is how I randomly mentioned your name, and now, whenever I see them, I have to keep answering to you. Do you know how humiliating that is? I basically became Ava number two.”
Ava tried to stifle herself but only laughed harder, her curls bouncing as she shook her head. “Oh no, no, no. You are not getting away with this. You cannot just throw my name out there for free like some cheap disguise. My name is Premium. Special. Rare. You owe me.”
Sophia groaned dramatically, sinking further into her chair. “You’re unbearable.”
Ava smirked as she moved closer, placing her hands on Sophia’s shoulders and squeezing them. Their e
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Chapter: Ava!!!Three Months Later
“Two cheeseburgers and a lemon juice… you can add French fries.”
Sophia scribbled the order down quickly, her fingers already sore from gripping the pen all day. The smile she offered was automatic, practiced one she could put on even when her cheeks ached from holding it for hours.
“Got it. Just give me a few minutes, ma’am,” she replied softly, before hurrying off toward the kitchen.
The woman who’d placed the order didn’t blend in like the others who came to eat here. She radiated a quiet elegance that turned heads without effort. From her perfectly tailored blazer to her Italian leather shoes and the glimmering purse perched neatly by her chair, every detail screamed wealth. Old wealth, not the flashy kind that needed to be shown off, this was sophistication carved over years.
Sophia tried not to notice. She had learned not to linger on people like that, because envy was a sharp, unkind blade. Instead, she focused on her tray, balancing plates, dropping or
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Chapter: Who are you“You are mine.”
The words slipped into her ear, low and possessive, a whisper threaded with hunger and danger. His breath burned against her skin, and her body betrayed her, shivering despite the heat that radiated between them. She wanted to turn, to see his face clearly, to anchor herself in the reality of the voice. But before she could, the dream shattered.
Sophia’s eyes snapped open.
The ceiling greeted her, her ornate chandelier glinting faintly in the early morning light. The weight of the voice still lingered, wrapping around her like smoke she couldn’t wave away. She lay motionless for a moment, staring, her pulse still drumming from a dream that felt far too real.
That man again.
The stranger.
The same one she had seen in flashes of dreams for months. The same one who’d suddenly appeared in her waking world, the library, His eyes… God, those eyes.
She sat up abruptly, pressing a hand to her temple as if she could massage the thoughts out. Who was he?
“Why do I keep
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Chapter: Shock at first sightSophia’s phone rang, its shrill tone drilling into her head. She groaned, chewed the inside of her lip, and pulled the blanket over her head as if that could silence the world.
“It’s Monday morning… who is even calling me?” she mumbled, voice muffled against her pillow.
Her hand smacked around the nightstand until she found the phone and silenced it. A soft moan slipped from her lips as she rolled over then realization hit her like a freight train.
“IT’S MONDAY!!!” she shrieked, shooting upright.
Her alarm clock glared back at her in crimson digits. 8:00 a.m.
“Oh my God… no, no, no it was supposed to beep at seven, not eight!” Her voice pitched into a whine as she practically tripped out of bed. “Ugh, why today of all days?”
Her very first day at work.
She bolted into the shower, the water barely washing away her nerves. Minutes later she stumbled out, damp hair clinging to her cheeks, tugging at her clothes as though they’d betray her. “Why did I sleep so long?” she nagged u
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Chapter: New RulesMy name is Sophia Hernandez, the only daughter of the Hernandez family. If you have lived long enough in America, you probably know what that means already: wealth, power, and reputation that stretches farther than I’ll ever be allowed to go.
My parents are practically a brand. In social circles, their names fall heavily, their influence deeper than rivers. Yet somehow, despite all that glamour and shine, I’ve always felt like the dull shadow standing right behind them, decorative, presentable, but never free.
The strange part? My life was mapped out before I even learned to write my own name. At eight years old, I was betrothed to Liam Morgan, a boy born somewhere in the United Kingdom, a face I only know through a single photograph my mother gave me back then. An image of a smiling child, frozen in time. That photo has followed me like a ghost for eighteen years, his little-boy grin watching me grow into the woman I am now, still waiting, still wondering.
I’m twenty-six years ol
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