Chapter 42 The first strike
The video began with tears. Perfect, glistening tears that caught the light like diamonds.
Isabelle Laurent sat before a camera, wrapped in soft cream silk, her voice trembling just enough to sound human.
“I never thought love could be stolen,” she whispered. “I gave him everything. And now his nu...
Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The man who wouldn't be touched
2. Chapter 2 The Contract
3. Chapter 3 The Session
4. Chapter 4 The Scar
5. Chapter 5 The Termination Notice
6. Chapter 6 The Refusal
7. Chapter 7 The Grocery List 
8. Chapter 8 Breakfast war
9. Chapter 9 Breaking point
10. Chapter 10 The Uninvited guest
11. Chapter 11 The fire inside
12. Chapter 12 The dinner deal
13. Chapter 13 New therapy
14. Chapter 14 Another Article
15. Chapter 15 The medic
16. Chapter 16 The silence
17. Chapter 17 Nightmare
18. Chapter 18 The breakfast truce
19. Chapter 19 Mutual Terms
20. Chapter 20 The Letter
21. Chapter 21 The name
22. Chapter 22 The change
23. Chapter 23 Another Uninvited Guest
24. Chapter 24 The gift
25. Chapter 25 Lines crossed
26. Chapter 26 Cold feet
27. Chapter 27 The distance
28. Chapter 28 A drink
29. Chapter 29 The first kiss
30. Chapter 30 Never happened
31. Chapter 31 A crack
32. Chapter 32 Tremors
33. Chapter 33 Distancing during therapy
34. Chapter 34 Press conference
35. Chapter 35 The Queen's arrival
36. Chapter 36 Therapy observer
37. Chapter 37 Another Fall
38. Chapter 38 The new physiotherapist
39. Chapter 39 Starvation games
40. Chapter 40 Dante's breaking point
41. Chapter 41 His first painful step
42. Chapter 42 The first strike
43. Chapter 43 The safehouse
44. Chapter 44 Darkness of desires
45. Chapter 45 The morning after
46. Chapter 46 The poisoned hour
47. Chapter 47 Memory Flash
48. Chapter 48 A different story
49. Chapter 49 The spy in the house
50. Chapter 50 The search
51. Chapter 51 Getting back together
52. Chapter 52 Pleading Lust
53. Chapter 53 Partial Lust
54. Chapter 54 Flames of Lust
55. Chapter 55 Climax of Lust
56. Chapter 56 Peace
57. Chapter 57 Hands that remember
58. Chapter 58 The promise
59. Chapter 59 The scene
60. Chapter 60 The gift
61. Chapter 61 The silk
62. Chapter 62 The mark
63. Chapter 63 The gala of gold
64. Chapter 64 After the Gala
65. Chapter 65 Under the spell
66. Chapter 66 The distance between them
67. Chapter 67 The man at the mic
68. Chapter 68 The necklace
69. Chapter 69 The exchange of files
70. Chapter 70 Cold plates
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