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Chapters
Chapter 1: The Last Goodbye
Chapter 2: The Wrong Groom
Chapter 3: The Golden Cage
Chapter 4: Unsettling Attractions
Chapter 5: A Dangerous Truth
Chapter 6: The Puppet Master
Chapter 7: Surrender and Secrets
Chapter 8: Dreams and Diversions
Chapter 9: The Rosegate Gala
Chapter 10: Hidden Corridors
Chapter 11: Fading Clarity
Chapter 12: The Truth Unveiled
Chapter 13: The Study Confrontation
Chapter 14: Adrian’s Perspective
Chapter 15: Locked Doors
Chapter 16: The Breaking Point
Chapter 17: False Hopes
Chapter 18: Constant Surveillance
Chapter 19: Forbidden Territory
Chapter 20: Damage Control
Chapter 21: The East Wing
Chapter 22: Desperate Measures
Chapter 23: Perfect Compliance
Chapter 24: Perfect Obedience
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Chapter 7: Surrender and Secrets
I woke to cold sheets and morning light streaming through gauze curtains. Adrian’s side of the bed was empty, the indentation in his pillow the only evidence he’d been there at all. I pressed my face into the lingering warmth, breathing in traces of his cologne, and hated how much I missed his p...