Chapter
Chapters
Chapter 1: Accidental Ties
Chapter 2: True Lies
Chapter 3: Snap Decisions
Chapter 4: Fated Meetings
Chapter 5: Forced Submission
Chapter 6: In A Bind
Chapter 7: Conflicting Sides
Chapter 8: A Lifetime Ago
Chapter 9: Owned And Used
Chapter 10: Unexpected Help
Chapter 11: Inward Reflections
Chapter 12: Practice Perfect
Chapter 13: Accidental Plans
Chapter 14: Fear and Gunfire
Chapter 15: Marked For Dead
Chapter 16: A Diversion In the Road
Chapter 17: A Warning In The Shadows
Chapter 18: The Past Unraveling
Chapter 19: Gilded Cage of Lies
Chapter 20: The Price of Power
Chapter 21: Lining Up The Shot
Chapter 22: A War On Two Fronts
Chapter 23: Between A Man And A Lie
Chapter 24: Thinly Veiled Promise
Chapter 25: A Different Kind Of Use
Chapter 26: Fire Beneath The Lace
Chapter 27: Body As A Bargaining Chip
Chapter 28: The Line Crossed
Chapter 29: The Bridal Suite And The Breakdown
Chapter 30: Checkmate In White Lace
Chapter 31: Terms Of Survival
Chapter 32: Death March
Chapter 33: Unfiltered Truths
Chapter 34: Fight And Fire
Chapter 35: After The Fall
Chapter 36: A New Deal With The Devil
Chapter 37: Another Dangerous Offer
Chapter 38: Chasing Ghosts
Chapter 39: Sticking Together
Chapter 40: Threats In The Shadows
Chapter 41: Shadows Of Doubt
Chapter 42: No Choice At All
Chapter 43: Chess Pieces In Play
Chapter 44: A Dangerous Game Of Survival
Chapter 45: Bruises
Chapter 46: The Countdown Begins
Chapter 47: Veiled Intentions
Chapter 48: A Dangerous Offer
Chapter 49: A Door Cracked Open
Chapter 50: Red Snow
Chapter 51: A Counter Offer
Chapter 52: In Name Only
Chapter 53: Long Standing
Chapter 54: Too Many Avenues
Chapter 55: name
Chapter 56: Noted and Authorized
Chapter 57: Round The Clock
Chapter 58: name
Chapter 59: Back Home
Chapter 60: Breathe Him In
Chapter 61: Wrapping In Perfect Promises
Chapter 62: Par For The Course
Chapter 63: Waiting In The Shadows
Chapter 64: Russian Nesting Doll
Chapter 65: A Liar’s Threat
Chapter 66: Perfect Laid Plans
Chapter 67: Disconnected Futures
Chapter 68: Gone In The Wind
Chapter 69: Gone
Chapter 70: A New Player
Chapter 71: A Gilded Cage
Chapter 72: Abide By No Rules
Chapter 73: Back To Square One
Chapter 74: Severed Ties
Chapter 75: An Unexpected Discovery
Chapter 76: Finding Her
Chapter 77: The Waiting Game
Chapter 78: To Ashes
Chapter 79: Another Deal Set In Blood
Chapter 80: Best Laid Plans
Chapter 81: After Everything
Chapter 82: The Last Illusion Broken
Chapter 83: Allies Aligned Once More
Chapter 84: A Plan Set In Motion
Chapter 85: New Plans
Chapter 86: Moving Pieces
Chapter 87: Set In Motion
Chapter 88: Charged Arms
Chapter 89: Best Laid Plans
Chapter 90: Caught
Chapter 91: Before The Storm
Chapter 92: Tightrope
Chapter 93: Tightening The Noose
Chapter 94: Blood On The Asphalt
Chapter 95: Coming Clean
Chapter 96: Truth’s Dilemma
Chapter 97: A Fragile Pact
Chapter 98: Changing Tunes
Chapter 99: A Final Truce
Chapter 100: Before The Fire
Chapter 101: Destined For Blood
Chapter 102: Live Wire
Chapter 103: Acting On Instinct
Chapter 104: Chaos Reigns
Chapter 105: name
Chapter 106: Tightly Wound
Chapter 107: Haunted
Chapter 108: Tightly Wound
Chapter 109: A Righted Debt
Chapter 110: Tense Discussions
Chapter 111: Outside The Bounds
Chapter 112: When The Past Walks In
Chapter 113: Bridges Rebuilt
Chapter 114: A Future Beyond
Chapter 115: Cracks In The Cage
Chapter 116: The First Steps Forward
Chapter 117: White Lace And Trouble
Chapter 118: Veil of Thorns
Chapter 119: Curtain Call
Chapter 120: Finally Home
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Chapter 26: Fire Beneath The Lace
Aurora POV
I haven’t stopped thinking about him or the way his hands moved over my body like he had every right to claim me.
There’s a part of me—too soft and stupid—that wants to believe maybe what happened in the park meant something.
But every time that part of me starts to hope, I slap it dow...