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Chapters
Chapter 1: Drowning in Desperation
Chapter 2: The Spider's Web
Chapter 3: The Signing
Chapter 4: The Rules of the Cage
Chapter 5: Public Wife, Private Prison
Chapter 6: The Truth About Her Father
Chapter 7: More Truths
Chapter 8: Breaking the Leash
Chapter 9: SMOKE AND MIRRORS
Chapter 10: Poisoned Honey
Chapter 11: The Serpent's Smile
Chapter 12: Ashes on the Water
Chapter 13: Splinters in the Dark
Chapter 14: Home Front Sabotage
Chapter 15: Heartbeat
Chapter 16: The Slip
Chapter 17: Terms of a Devil Deal
Chapter 18: The Baby Shower
Chapter 19: The Obsession in Shadow
Chapter 20: The Performance of Loss
Chapter 21: Splinters of Silence
Chapter 22: Bound by Blood
Chapter 23: The Perfect Trap
Chapter 24: The Mirror Lies
Chapter 25: The Blackmail Alliance
Chapter 26:Threads of Care
Chapter 27: Stuck with Him
Chapter 28: Poisoned Cups
Chapter 29: Society Whispers
Chapter 30: Breaking Point
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Chapter 27: Stuck with Him
The couch is warm. His presence is steady. The world outside feels muted, quiet, like it has shrunk to the space of this apartment, to the room where he sits close enough that I can feel the heat radiating from him. For a brief, fleeting moment, I allow myself a breath of calm. And in that pause, I ...