WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION Everest is the most popular boy in school. He's handsome, wealthy, and captain of the football team-he has the world at his fingertips, but he's desperately unhappy. And when those feelings become too much to bear, he tries to take his own life. On the surface, Beverly's different from Everest in every possible way. She's quiet, shy, hard working, and keeps to herself on campus, focusing on her schoolwork and her part-time job, distracting herself from her less-than-perfect upbringing. When Everest returns to school after his attempt, he's in more pain than ever. Discarded by his friends, he draws little empathy and too much attention from those who surround him. But when Beverly and Everest meet unexpectedly in a dusty corner of the old library, they discover together just how rich life can be when given the freedom to just be yourself.

Sydney Bart's life was a ticking time bomb. Crushed under the weight of student loans, her mother's mounting hospital bills, and the debt her father left behind, she found herself with no way out. At 18, she made a choice-a choice that paid the bills but buried her in a life she never wanted. Stripping became her means of survival, and now, at 23, her world is still a web of complications, sacrifices, and secrets. But when Aleksandr Sidorov, a powerful and dangerously captivating figure from the Russian mafia, steps into her life with a proposition, Sydney faces a decision that could either save her-or destroy everything she's fought for. A deal that promises freedom, but at what cost? Some offers you can't refuse... but can she survive the consequences?