How Much?

As the party lights were blinding Hestia, She walked towards the balcony as she felt light headed. She walked towards the door but before she could reach the door knob. Her friend Karen placed a cup of alcohol on her hands. She looks at her as Karen motioned her to drink the beverage. Hestia, with this being her first time joining the Party that one of her friends hosted after several calls and messages, She finally agreed to come as she was tired of them nagging at her for being a party pooper.

Hestia is a beauty, she never really shows her perfectly curved body and her gorgeous dirty blonde hair to the public as she loves to wear baggy clothes and eye glasses. No one really knows her true appearance as she doesn't want them to know that even if she's beautiful, she's poor. Her parents are running a small grocery store in the suburbs. No one really knows about Hestia after all, even her friends still hasn't met with her parents after being friends for 4 years through college.

Hestia doesn't want other people knowing about her as she doesn't want to get attached easily. Hestia has some serious trust issues in her life that makes it hard for her to open up to people. In her Primary school, Hestia was always the focus as in her much younger years all of the boys was head over heels for her as they saw her beauty which resulted to some of the envious girls bullying her and some boys fighting for her. Hestia has been traumatised by her beauty that why she's hiding her tru identity to the world

As Hestia finally got outside, she felt the cold breeze kissing her skin as she shivers in cold. She inhaled the fresh air coming from the trees surrounding the mansion they were partying at. She gazed at the sky as she saw the moon illuminating the other parts of the forest. She felt peace as she closed her eyes. She missed this feeling as Finals were just around the corner that means she has to study harder. She missed enjoying hot cocoa at the rooftop of her apartment and just looking at the moon

"You know you'll catch a cold if you stand there" said a guy behind her making her jolt in surprise as she looks behind her

"Excuse me, are you talking to me?" asked hestia as the guy chuckled at her response

"of course, except if there's someone you can see that I don't" said the guy as Hestia craned her head side to side as she felt scared. Hestia then walked closer to the guy as she's scared of ghosts

"I'm kidding, don't worry" said the guy as he handed a glass of champagne to Hestia

Hestia looked at the Champagne first before looking at the guy. The guy laughed at her actions as he shooked his head side to side.

"Don't worry, I did not spike this or anything. You can trust me" said the guy as he poured a little on his glass and drank it to show that his drink is safe

Hestia took the champagne and drank it in one gulp. Hestia was a bit shocked to herself as she doesn't usually trust strangers but there's something about this guy that attracted Hestia. But when she placed the glass on the railings she felt dizzy all of a sudden. But the guy just stood there as he looks at Hestia. And the next thing she knew, she lost consciousness.

the next morning, Hestia woke up feeling her body sore all over as she woke up in a strange house that she knows isn't her shabby apartment. She pulled herself up and sat on the comfortable mattres she was on

"I see, You're awake" spoke a man in a suit wearing a smirk as he approached her with his hands inside his pocket. His long hair that's reached his cheeks and his slim muscular body that evident on his suit and his alluring eyes made Hestia loose her mind

"W-What happened? What did you do to me?" asked Hestia as she stared at the man in front of her, covering her body with the duvet as she realized that she's naked

"You seemed enjoyed it Last night, your body's sore" said the guy as he stood in front of Hestia. She was about to lash at him but-

"How Much?" asked the guy as she looked at him with confusion.

"How much are you? Ms. Hestia Miller"

"Are you kidding me?" asked Hestia she was about to stood up and tackle the guys in front of her but stopped as she remembered that she's naked.

"I need you to do something for me, I'll pay you" said the guy as he took a chair next to the bed and sat on it

"I need you to pretened to be my Fiancee for a year" said the guy as Hestia was speechless. She doesn't know what's hapening as she just woke up in a nice but disturbingly nice room with a man she doesn't know in front of her and now she's being asked to be his Fiancee? Could this day get any better?

"W-Why would I do that?" said Hestia as she tried to look for her clothes but failed as she doens't seem to spot them anywhere

"You now your attire last night doesn't seem to match your appearance" said the guy as Hestia's eyes widened as she realized that her body was seen by this man and her face was bare, which means that she's not wearing make up that make her look ugly

"I don't know why you're doing that but I like this image of you more" said the guy as suddenly gasped

"Oh my, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Warren Ellison" said the guy

"Your secret is safe with me, as long as you agree to accept my terms" said Warren as Hestia glared at him

"You can't threaten me! You-" Hestia was cut off when Warren showed her the picture of her wearing a bathrobe. Her make up was gone and it shows her perfectly curved body

"N-no one will believe you!" said Hestia as she felt scared. she was just living a normal life yesterday but going to the party was her biggest mistake

"Why don't we see, shall we?" said the guy as he was about to press the post button when Hestia yelled stop

"W-What do you want?" asked Hestia as she glared at Warren

"I'll pay you a thousand dollars every month but you have to agree to my terms" said Warren as Hestia noddd

"Oh, and I also now that your parents business is not doing well" said Warren as Hestia gasped on the news

"W-What?" asked Hestia as her parents always assured her that their business was booming, she never would've thought that their business was nearing to collapse

"I did a background check, so I know that you're perfect for the job" said Warren as he stood up and walked over to the window

"I'll pay your family's debts and I'll pay you a thousand dollars if you agree to be my Fiancee" said Warren.

Hestia doesn't want to be seen as a gold digger but if she cares for someone more than herself, that's her parents. She saw how happy they were when their business was blooming. It was their dream all along. She saw how they worked hard for their business, and she's not going to let them loose it.

"Alright, what's your conditions?" asked Hestia as she lowered her head

"I can visit you anytime I want, but don't worry, I'm not going to force you into something you don't want ot do" said Warren as Hestia sighed in relief

"But when I'm around, you have to call me Babe" said Warren as Hestia's eyes widened again