Chapter Twelve – The Lie She’ll Love
BLAINE
I was many things.
Strategist. Leader. Manipulator.
But right now?
I was a man completely absorbed by the girl fate had delivered to me far earlier than I’d planned.
She was upstairs.
In my room.
In my bed.
Alone.
Soon, she’d be moved into her own space—the one I’d spent years designing ...
Chapters
1. Prolog
2. Chapter One – The Threshold
3. Chapter Two – Handsome Stranger
4. Chapter Three – Through the Cracks
5. Chapter Four – Careful What You Wish For
6. Chapter Five – The Offer
7. Chapter Six – The Price of a Choice
8. Chapter Seven – Granting A Last Chance
9. Chapter Eight – Finally Mine
10. Chapter Nine – The Bed She Shouldn’t Be In
11. Chapter Ten – Living a Nightmare
12. Chapter Eleven — The Shirt and The Chains
13. Chapter Twelve – The Lie She’ll Love
14. Chapter Thirteen – Mafia, Maid, and a Migraine 
15. Chapter Fourteen – The Golden Cage
16. Chapter Fifteen – You truly want this?
17. Chapter Sixteen – In Safe-keeping
18. Chapter Seventeen - The Weight of Restraint
19. Chapter Eighteen – Reminders
20. Chapter Nineteen – A Tour in Tension
21. Chapter Twenty – The Forbidden Wing
22. Chapter Twenty-one – A Whisper in the Dark
23. Chapter Twenty-two – An Awkward Breakfast 
24. Chapter Twenty-three – Your life isn’t your own anymore
25. Chapter Twenty-four – Boyfriend Material
26. Chapter Twenty-five – The Space Between Us 
27. Chapter Twenty-six – The Mentee
28. Chapter Twenty-seven – Protective Detail 
29. Chapter Twenty-eight – Playing Pretend 
30. Chapter Twenty-nine – Back to School
31. Chapter Thirty – What the hell happened?
32. Chapter Thirty-one – The Role of a Lifetime
33. Chapter Thirty-two – Making the most of it
34. Chapter Thirty-three – The schedule 
35. Chapter Thirty-four – The Mug Incident 
36. Chapter Thirty-five – Losing Control 🌶️
37. Chapter Thirty-six - Apology Coffee
38. Chapter Thirty-seven - Shards
39. Chapter Thirty-eight - Breaking Apart
40. Chapter Thirty-nine - Mended Memories
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