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Than There Was Us E P I L O G U E
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Than There Was Us Acknowledgements
Dear readers,This section is dedicated to you. Without you this book wouldn't have been possible. It's the love of five years received by you and your love for this book that made me write it. I love you all from the bottom of my heart. Your comments, your votes, they motivated me in times of stress, sadness and brought me so much joy and motivation to keep going and not second-guessing stuff. Thank you so so so much, really.And at last, thanks to Anoushka and Manav for always staying by my side, supporting my writing, hyping the book like crazy and just being the best friends that you're. I love you guys the most! Also to my parents and my brother for yet again, not being aware of this book other than that it exists and I hope it stays the same in the future because God, I never wish to traumatize you with the smut scenes and be disowned in the process lol.All my love,Celine
Than There Was Us PART - I
"She loved him with all of her,But he was too oblivious to her shining light that instead drew someone else in,Someone who's been meaning to find light all his life if not for all of eternity"She had no love life to begin with but she made a living out of making people fall for each other hopelessly with just a snap of her fingers.Years of yearning to somehow be seen by Jason Faux, her multi-millionaire, playboy of a best friend as more than just a friend, Justine Bell ends up crossing paths with the enemy.Only to follow him into the dark depths of lies, secrets and manipulation she never thought existed in her world of skyscrapers and billboards.Loosing Justine to the darkness of his own world, will Jason be able to resist his instincts and leave Justine to the hands of the enemy?Indulge in this tale of love that knows no boundaries, friendship t
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Than There Was Us 1. 2. No Shit
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Than There Was Us 1. 4. I Could Get Used To It
"Well, since last night went so awesome, I couldn't resist to pay you another visit and also the fact that I had to give you your paycheck, hence...", he trails off and gestures to himself, dramatically.What did I do to go through this in the morning?"You understand, you're paying me off for being your date, hypothetically", I cock a brow at him.He scoffs at me, as if... I'm a child?"Why, no of course not, silly women. Why would I? To have a date with the most busy women in all of New York is my pleasure and my honor. I would never dishonor a women of such high intellect with petty money. How could I?", he mocks me, feigning hurt as he places a hand to his chest.What a son of a..."What is your purpose here, Clinton?", I walk a few confident steps and stop in front of my desk, crossing my arms.He eyes me and I see the telltale signs of a sly smirk forming on h
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