Chapter 1
Hannah

I have a big secret.

At college, I’m a popular girl. I have many friends and enjoy the number of guys who ask me for my number. My friends say I’m loyal. Guys call me pretty. My grades are good, and since I’m constantly smiling, my friends will never discover my secret.

But the truth?

I’m eighteen, dirt poor, and struggling.

I can only afford my living expenses because I’m working full-time while also attending college. I barely have enough time to study, but I’m somehow managing.

Sure, I might hit a wall from working my ass off as a housekeeper at a hotel at some point. But what is a girl to do?

I need money and hate to ask for help, so I put on a show in front of my friends. I pretend I’m fine and without problems so they won’t worry about me, but my life is anything but perfect.

My parents avoid me like the plague and are too busy with their careers to call or try to see me. They both work abroad, and I half-suspect they are avoiding each other since all my parents do when they see each other is yell at each other.

I have a suspicion they are about to fill in for a divorce. And their relationship has made me think love is nothing but an illusion. But who needs love anyway? Not me.

With tired eyes, I push my cart forward. I round a corner while looking down at the list of rooms I have to clean before my shift ends.

Most of the rooms are enormous, and it takes time to get them ready for a new guest, but there is only one room to clean on this floor.

The problem? It’s one of the most expensive rooms we have, and it will take me at least an hour to clean it.

I groan in frustration even before opening the door with my card key. The electric lock lights up green, and I enter the room backward, dragging my heavy cart after me.

I then turn around and immediately realize something is wrong. This room is supposed to be empty, but a tall naked man stands with his muscular, sinewy back turned against me. He has brown short hair, and impossibly broad shoulders.

And he is humming a Taylor Swift tune! I almost choke when he shakes his glorious thick ass to the song. I shouldn’t look, but it turns out I’m a bigger sinner than I thought!

I’m not staring; I’m gawking!

That rump is what wet dreams are made of!

while this guy is sexy, what is he doing here?! This room

gasping, when I realize I’m supposed to be on the

hums, definitely the

by instinct and then scramble back two feet. The man is now standing in front of me naked, and he has that kind

before me, and I trip over my shoes, hitting my head against my cart. I

one cleaning item after the other

trying to sound worried, but

I mumble bitterly, and then I fight like hell not to pay attention to

am I supposed to ignore

It’s huge!

And that six-pack?

Jesus Christ.

smirks at me. My face burns, yet I can’t look away. Could this day possibly

at the man, who takes out his earphones and wraps a white towel around his tapered waist. He then walks over to me, offering me his hand with amusement dancing

to know how to react, I grab his hand and let him pull me back to my

beautiful, and I instantly hate myself for finding him charming. I seldom take a genuine interest in a man, but

of the earth. This must be karma playing games with me, and while I know that I shouldn’t be looking at I

He is too gorgeous.

me guess,

expect him to make a joke at my expense,

nervous? I never act like this! I have

man silently holds my dropped items for me to take. I stare at his hands with burning cheeks

“T-thank you!”

a fool before quickly placing the items back into place. I then push my cart towards the door. I need to leave this room immediately before my

my cart gets stuck on the carpet. I ram into it with full force, but it doesn’t move. I try to tackle it again, but the

is directly behind me and towering above me like a human

swallow thickly. I’ve already caused this guy enough trouble as it is. First, I entered his room, then I saw him naked, and now, I can’t even get out of his room without his help.

I mean,” I bite my lower lip.

water dripping from his body, and I

think one of the wheels might be broken…” I

amusement. “I doubt

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