The Listed Girlfriend

On the eve of Thanksgiving, I stumbled across a post online.

"Selling an online girlfriend—5'7", 100 pounds, absolute knockout. We already agreed to meet at Aureline Hotel. She's a virgin too. Just transfer me 8000."

At first, I thought it was some ridiculous troll post, but when I clicked in, I realized the guy was serious. Quite a few men in the comments had already messaged him privately.

My stomach churned, and I exited the post in disgust.

Right then, a message came in from my long-distance boyfriend, Hayden Clarke.

"Naomi, you don't need to pick me up at the station. Just go straight to Aureline Hotel, Room 1008."

I could not stop thinking about the post I had just seen, so I went back and read it carefully again.

That was when I realized the "online girlfriend" they were talking about… was me.

Before I could even reply to Hayden, I received a threatening text from his female best friend instead.

"You slut! You're the reason Hayden ditched us on Thanksgiving! Tell me, where are you two going?!"

I quirked a brow in response.

This was not the first time his so-called best friend had tried to ruin our dates.

But since she was so desperate to know, the big surprise Hayden had prepared would just have to be saved for her instead.

Six Years of Lies

'Playing dead, huh? Want to bet I can make Hayden dump you?'

Kiera Zellman kept bombarding me with texts. Still, I was a little surprised. As Hayden's most trusted homegirl, he actually hadn't told her about this plan.

Hayden and I had been together since freshman year of college—six whole years.

He had always been attentive to me in every possible way. Because I was not comfortable with sleeping together before marriage, he had held himself back for all six years.

That was exactly why I had let my guard down completely when he asked to meet at a hotel.

Not only had Hayden always respected me, but he had also constantly compromised for me in everyday life. He knew I liked ambitious men, so he pushed himself hard, fighting for every possible chance at a promotion.

He had told me countless times that long distance was only temporary, that it was all for the sake of building a better future together. He promised he would become the kind of husband I wanted.

And yet this same man, after a month of arguing between us, had decided to come see me in person—not to fix our relationship, but to set me up instead.

I frowned as memories from the past six years flashed through my mind. No matter how hard I thought about it, I still could not understand why he would do something like this.

But before I could sort it out, Kiera called me.

"Naomi Saville, what is wrong with you? Are you blind, or are you just pretending to be? Hayden has been buddies with us for years. We're