Chapter 145 FIGHTING A TRAP
LUCIEN
"See, it's not that bad to sit without your wife," Olivia said as I lowered myself into the seat.
"It is that bad."
"Mr Vexley, are you a simp?" She asked, making everyone at the table look at me. Was she trying to make this a bad thing? Why? So she could use that as an entry point?
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 FROM SCRUBBING FLOORS TO A WEDDING DRESS
2. Chapter 2 THE NAME THAT CHANGER EVERYTHING
3. Chapter 3 SOLD TO A GHOST
4. Chapter 4 THE HAND UNDERNEATH
5. Chapter 5 THE RIDE TO HELL
6. Chapter 6 GHOST GROOM
7. Chapter 7 THE FIRST MOVE ON THE CHESSBOARD
8. Chapter 8 SCENTS OF SECRETS
9. Chapter 9 BRUISES AND BOUNDARIES
10. Chapter 10 A WOMB OF SECRETS
11. Chapter 11 THE SOFTEST PRISON
12. Chapter 12 BIRDS, LIES, AND BILLIONAIRES
13. Chapter 13 SHADOWS AND SOFT PLACES
14. Chapter 14 PLANS AND PITFALLS
15. Chapter 15 A FEAST TOO GRAND
16. Chapter 16 THE SECRET KEEPER
17. Chapter 17 TERMS AND CONDITIONS
18. Chapter 18 TERMS OF BETRAYAL
19. Chapter 19 LOCKED DOORS OPEN EYES
20. Chapter 20 WEIGHT OF NOTHING
21. Chapter 21 TERMS OF SURRENDER
22. Chapter 22 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
23. Chapter 23 THE FIRST EXPOSURE
24. Chapter 24 FIRST BITE OF POWER
25. Chapter 25 DAUGHTERS OF MEN LIKE HIM
26. Chapter 26 NOT A PAWN
27. Chapter 27 SCARS AND PRESSURE
28. Chapter 28 CASSAIN
29. Chapter 29 FAMILIAR STRANGER
30. Chapter 30 PICTURES, LIES AND SILENCE
31. Chapter 31 THE LIST OF LIVING
32. Chapter 32 THE FIRST SIP
33. Chapter 33 THE TASTE OF REGRET
34. Chapter 34 HANGOVER CONFESSIONS
35. Chapter 35 DIALING THE DEVIL
36. Chapter 36 FEAR IN THE FRAME
37. Chapter 37 PERMISSION TO SPEAK
38. Chapter 38 MY LORD AND HIS LIES
39. Chapter 39 RULES OF REGRET
40. Chapter 40 THE WAR DRESS
41. Chapter 41 TABLE FOR THREE?
42. Chapter 42 HELD TOGETHER BY FURY
43. Chapter 43 PICK A SIDE
44. Chapter 44 MORALLY GREY
45. Chapter 45 THE NIGHT THE DEAD RETURNED
46. Chapter 46 TOO QUIET TO BE A TRAP
47. Chapter 47 RED JACKET, QUIET WAR
48. Chapter 48 HALF THE TRUTH
49. Chapter 49 PLAY THE DOLL
50. Chapter 50 FAMILY, FAVORS, AND FILTH
51. Chapter 51 DONT MAKE ME CHASE YOU
52. Chapter 52 UNLEARNED INTIMACY
53. Chapter 53 ALMOST COMFORTABLE
54. Chapter 54 MOVIE FOR TWO
55. Chapter 55 THE FIRST TOUCH
56. Chapter 56 LINES BLURED
57. Chapter 57 NAME IN THE HEADLINES
58. Chapter 58 DANCING WITH SCANDAL
59. Chapter 59 SCANDALS DON’T SLEEP
60. Chapter 60 MRS VEXLEY, NOT QUITE
61. Chapter 61 TO THE MAN WHO PREPARED FOR ME
62. Chapter 62 THE MORNING AFTER
63. Chapter 63 THE TOUCH THAT DIDNT HURT
64. Chapter 64 BUTTERFLIES AND PROMISES
65. Chapter 65 A KNOCK AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
66. Chapter 66 STORIES BETWEEN SHELVES
67. Chapter 67 BEAUTIFUL MUSE
68. Chapter 68 THE PROOF OF US
69. Chapter 69 HELD THEN LET GO
70. Chapter 70 THE GHOSTS STILL HAVE MY NUMBER
71. Chapter 71 DINNER DELIVERED WITH GUILT
72. Chapter 72 SIDE BY SIDE
73. Chapter 73 RETURN TO THE HOUSE OF GHOSTS
74. Chapter 74 BLUE DIAMONDS AND CIGARS
75. Chapter 75 THE GARDEN PARADE
76. Chapter 76 IN HEELS AND CONTROL
77. Chapter 77 HOUSE OF GLASS
78. Chapter 78 TIMOTHY
79. Chapter 79 A SOFT PLACE TO LAND
80. Chapter 80 ONE-POT MEMORIES
81. Chapter 81 BLUSH AND BLUE
82. Chapter 82 . IF THE WORLD BURNS
83. Chapter 83 BEFORE THE WORLD WAKES
84. Chapter 84 YOUR DARLING
85. Chapter 85 WHERE COMFORT BEGINS
86. Chapter 86 . NOT CLOSER
87. Chapter 87 THE LIE BETWEEN US
88. Chapter 88 SOAKED IN SILENCE
89. Chapter 89 UNSAID
90. Chapter 90 MEMORY WASHED IN THE RAIN
91. Chapter 91 THREE NEW THINGS
92. Chapter 92 NERD LOVER LIAR
93. Chapter 93 SEALED WITH A PINKY
94. Chapter 94 BUTTERFLIES IN MY CHEST
95. Chapter 95 THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US
96. Chapter 96 THE CLAIM
97. Chapter 97 WHO IS ZANE?
98. Chapter 98 IN HER SHADOW
99. Chapter 99 PANDORA’S DAUGHTER
100. Chapter 100 BURIED TWINS
101. Chapter 101 GLASS BETWEEN US
102. Chapter 102 THE EDGE OF RAGE
103. Chapter 103 THE THIRD HALL
104. Chapter 104 THE LOSER'S PRIZE
105. Chapter 105 KNOCK, CONFESSION, RING
106. Chapter 106 THE PRICE OF KNOWING
107. Chapter 107 THE BROTHER I FORGOT
108. Chapter 108 THE MOTHER’S CHAINS
109. Chapter 109 THE PSYCHIATRIC LIE
110. Chapter 110 PROGRESS
111. Chapter 111 TEENAGE KISSES, ADULT LOVE
112. Chapter 112 I LOVE YOU TWICE
113. Chapter 113 DARLING
114. Chapter 114 . FAMILY REUNION PLAN
115. Chapter 115 CHAINS AND CONCRETE
116. Chapter 116 MISTAKES AND WARNINGS
117. Chapter 117 FIVE MILLION REASONS
118. Chapter 118 THE WAITING ROOM
119. Chapter 119 CRACK IN THE MASK
120. Chapter 120 AN EXCUSE OR THE TRUTH?
121. Chapter 121 TOO CLOSE, NOT CLOSE ENOUGH
122. Chapter 122 SHARES OF MY HEART
123. Chapter 123 BEFORE THE WORLD SEES US
124. Chapter 124 NOT A BEAST
125. Chapter 125 NOT FOR THE PRESS
126. Chapter 126 TRASH IN SUITS
127. Chapter 127 NO GOING BACK.
128. Chapter 128 WET AND SLOPPY KISSES
129. Chapter 129 AFTERGLOW
130. Chapter 130 THE CALL BEFORE DAWN
131. Chapter 131 THE PERFECT FAMILY ACT
132. Chapter 132 JOKER’S TABLE
133. Chapter 133 OUR SPACE
134. Chapter 134 THE RED DRESS OFFER
135. Chapter 135 RED BOUNDARIES
136. Chapter 136 CURTAINS AND CROWD
137. Chapter 137 ROOMS TO BUILD
138. Chapter 138 THE UNWANTED NAME
139. Chapter 139 TEARS IN THE DARK
140. Chapter 140 DRESS FOR A TRAP
141. Chapter 141 THE WHITE ENTRANCE
142. Chapter 142 THE SINISTER SMIRK
143. Chapter 143 AT THE FAMILY TABLE
144. Chapter 144 QUEEN OF QUIET
145. Chapter 145 FIGHTING A TRAP
146. Chapter 146 THE THIRD OPTION
147. Chapter 147 THE GAS MASK LAUGH
148. Chapter 148 THREE DAYS LOST
149. Chapter 149 THREE DAYS AGO: LOST CAR
150. Chapter 150 HOLD OUT
151. Chapter 151 WARD OF LIES
152. Chapter 152 A BOUGHT DELAY
153. Chapter 153 THE DOUBLE-PLAY
154. Chapter 154 CHILD WORTHY
155. Chapter 155 GATED TRAPS
156. Chapter 156 SAY CHEESE
157. Chapter 157 GAMBIT
158. Chapter 158 THE WEAK LINK
159. Chapter 159 MADNESS OF BLOODLINES
160. Chapter 160 THE BEGGAR’S TRUTH
161. Chapter 161 LEOPARDS AND SPOTS
162. Chapter 162 THE LAST DEAL ON THE TABLE
163. Chapter 163 THE MOTHER’S MASK
164. Chapter 164 HANDS TIED, HEARTS FREE
165. Chapter 165 SHATTERED ILLUSIONS
166. Chapter 166 CIRCLES AROUND US
167. Chapter 167 LOVE IN THE ORDINARY
168. Chapter 168 A FAIRYTALE REDONE
169. Chapter 169 CHAINS AND CLOSURE
170. Chapter 170 BORN IN LOVE
171. Chapter 171 THE END.
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