Chapter 43: Cracks in the Mask
The next few days unfolded like a carefully woven thread, slow and deliberate, though Eve found herself surprised by how naturally Lucas slipped into the fabric of her life.
It wasn’t physical closeness that bound them—it was conversation. The kind of conversations she never expected to have wit...
Chapters
1. Chapter 1: The Rain Came Down Like Fate
2. Chapter 2: Shadows Follow the Living
3. Chapter 3: The Guest Room
4. Chapter 4: Smiles and Silverware
5. Chapter 5: Velvet and Glass
6. Chapter 6: A Storm in the Library
7. Chapter 7: Mirror, Mirror
8. Chapter 8: Noah’s Trail
9. Chapter 9: The Whisper of Wine
10. Chapter 10: Two Steps Closer
11. Chapter 11: Shared Shadows
12. Chapter 12: The Night Sienna Left
13. Chapter 13: A Dangerous Kiss
14. Chapter 14: Noah’s Discovery
15. Chapter 15: First Time, Second Thoughts
16. Chapter 16: Gifts and Guilt
17. Chapter 17: Behind Closed Doors
18. Chapter 18: Drunk Dial
19. Chapter 19: The Gala
20. Chapter 20: Smoke Without Fire
21. Chapter 21: The Mirror Cracks
22. Chapter 22: The Real Eve
23. Chapter 23: Daniel’s Addiction
24. Chapter 24: Noah’s Silence
25. Chapter 25: The Second Key
26. Chapter 26: Cracks in the Crown
27. Chapter 27: No More Pretending
28. Chapter 28: The Lake House Weekend
29. Chapter 29: Eve the Savior
30. Chapter 30: The Woman Behind the Curtain
31. Chapter 31: The Voice Message
32. Chapter 32: Shattered Glass
33. Chapter 33: The Devil in Silk
34. Chapter 34: Blood on His Hands
35. Chapter 35: The River
36. Chapter 36: Obituary of a Queen
37. Chapter 37: Rings and Lies
38. Chapter 38: Lucas’s Suspicion
39. Chapter 39: Public Queens, Private Games
40. Chapter 40: The Last Lie
41. Chapter 41: The Man with the Plan
42. Chapter 42: Coffee and Control
43. Chapter 43: Cracks in the Mask
44. Chapter 44: Touched by Fire
45. Chapter 45: Doubts and Desires
46. Chapter 46: Daniel’s Meltdown
47. Chapter 47: Power Shift
48. Chapter 48: Strings Attached
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