part one | the falling

Thalia had always been captivated by fairytales and romance.

It all started during senior year when Thalia's best friend Maisie convinced her to sneak into a masquerade ball. There, she met Colton Anderson, future billionaire, CEO and heir of the Anderson empire. They shared a romantic dance beneath the moonlight, like a scene off the fairytales she so often read.

Four years later they meet again, but everything has changed. Thalia no longer believes in love, scarred by her father's betrayal in leaving her family behind. Slowly, Colton breaks her barriers and they fall in love - except this is short lived.

For reality is never quite like fiction, and despite their mutual yearnings, she finds that she may never belong in his world.