This is Chapter 1 from my current work in progress. Not yet published. There were rules in the cash-for-beauty game. The money held the power. The beauty followed the rules and jumped through the hoops. Noura I knew what everyone would think if they knew the truth about my marriage. They'd be shocked and appalled. And rightly so. I was a young, modern, independent woman, and I'd done the unthinkable. I'd sold my virginity to a spoiled rich boy. And yes, I'd done it all for money.