Chapter 42: Under the Spotlight
It was supposed to be harmless.
Just another event in a long list of forgettable school functions—a fundraiser masquerading as a celebration, hosted in the gym with student volunteers, a photo booth, and plastic cups filled with flat soda.
The Founders’ Day Festival.
Named for the original board ...
Chapters
1. Chapter 1: The Last Sunrise
2. Chapter 2: Back Where It All Began
3. Chapter 3: The Ghost of the Bride
4. Chapter 4: No More Fairytales
5. Chapter 5: The Smile with Teeth
6. Chapter 6: The One Who Still Knew Her
7. Chapter 7: Pieces of Her, Reclaimed
8. Chapter 8: The Boy in the Back Row
9. Chapter 9: Collide and Create
10. Chapter 10: The Past With Teeth
11. Chapter 11: The Stage Is Yours, But I'm Not Watching
12. Chapter 12: The Man Behind the Mask
13. Chapter 13: The Truth Between the Silences
14. Chapter 14: The Past That Refused to Stay Buried
15. Chapter 15: Digging Up Ghosts
16. Chapter 16: Building Something Like Trust
17. Chapter 17: The Cracks in the Golden Boy
18. Chapter 18: Underneath the Golden Floorboards
19. Chapter 19: Two Truths, One War
20. Chapter 20: Operation Spotlight
21. Chapter 21: The Ones in the Shadows
22. Chapter 22: The Society of the Unseen
23. Chapter 23: The Price of Becoming Unforgivable
24. Chapter 24: Ghosts in His Shadow
25. Chapter 25: Between the Lines
26. Chapter 26: Threads of Control
27. Chapter 27: Bloodlines and Blueprints
28. Chapter 28: The Walls Have Eyes
29. Chapter 29: Below the Books
30. Chapter 30: The Ones Who Said No
31. Chapter 31: The Puppet Who Pulled Strings
32. Chapter 32: The Line We Don't Cross
33. Chapter 33: The Mothers Who Knew Too Much
34. Chapter 34: The Masked Circle
35. Chapter 35: The Man Who Made Monsters
36. Chapter 36: Coincidences Don’t Leave Footprints
37. Chapter 37: Notes in Red Ink
38. Chapter 38: Fire Beneath the Surface
39. Chapter 39: The Eyes That Never Blink
40. Chapter 40: The Mentor Behind the Mask
41. Chapter 41: The Price of Truth
42. Chapter 42: Under the Spotlight
43. Chapter 43: Beneath the Noise
44. Chapter 44: The Heir’s Inheritance
45. Chapter 45: Shadows Behind the Veil
46. Chapter 46: The Silence Between Us
47. Chapter 47: The One He Never Forgot
48. Chapter 48: The Faces That Disappeared
49. Chapter 49: The One Who Watched It All
50. Chapter 50: The Correction Curve
51. Chapter 51: Wiretapped Whispers
52. Chapter 52: Empty Proof
53. Chapter 53: The Fault Line Between Us
54. Chapter 54: The Things We Don’t Say
55. Chapter 55: The Taste of Ash
56. Chapter 56: The Noise Behind Her Name
57. Chapter 57: Roses with Thorns
58. Chapter 58: Masks Within Masks
59. Chapter 59: The Space Between Heartbeats
60. Chapter 60: The Blood Oath Below
61. Chapter 61: The Ceremony of Silence
62. Chapter 62: The Eyes in the Mask
63. Chapter 63: The Mask That Smiles
64. Chapter 64: The Map of Silence
65. Chapter 65: The Fire Behind Her Words
66. Chapter 66: The Price of Speaking First
67. Chapter 67: His Voice, Our Fire
68. Chapter 68: The Quiet Before the Revolution
69. Chapter 69: Bride With A Memory
70. Chapter 70: A Click Too Close
71. Chapter 71: A Devil’s Deal
72. Chapter 72: Blood Money Beneath Marble Floors
73. Chapter 73: Dancing with the Devil
74. Chapter 74: Strings in the Shadows
75. Chapter 75: Crimson Marks
76. Chapter 76: Rewrite the Villain
77. Chapter 77: The Silence Engine
78. Chapter 78: The Price of Standing Still
79. Chapter 79: The Founder’s Son
80. Chapter 80: What Truth Demands
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