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Description: A foster teen gets adopted into what seems like a perfect new life—until she discovers she wasn’t rescued; she was bought. Now, trapped in a world of secrets, power, and control, she must decide: obey, escape, or destroy the people who think they own her.
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Prologue
Oh, hey now—what’s good? Name’s Stella. Ridgeway Junior College’s own harlot. Yeah, I said it. Fancy way of saying I learned early that freedom has a price. Hope? Another thing they sell you before they take everything else.
I wasn’t always like this. Once, I was another forgotten kid, rotting in a group home, waiting for a miracle that wasn’t coming. Then "Coach" Dean showed up. Flashy aura, that fake-ass charm, headmistress practically wagging her tail like a hungry dog. Said he was giving me a "better life."
Fifteen years old. Bought and paid for.
At first? It looked real. A bed. A home. A future. But the illusion shattered when I turned sixteen. That’s when Coach Dean cashed in on his investment. Threw me a “party”—only I wasn’t the guest. I was the entertainment.
A show pony for potential buyers. The price…
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