Chapter
Chapters
Chapter 1 Breakup Over A Damn Mug
Chapter 2 Plan B
Chapter 3 Rebound Night
Chapter 4 Key Guy
Chapter 5 Proposal
Chapter 6 Family Showdown
Chapter 7 Threats
Chapter 8 Let’s Make a Deal
Chapter 9 Fake Engagement
Chapter 10 Evicted
Chapter 11 Blackout
Chapter 12 Runaway Libido
Chapter 13 Crash
Chapter 14 Emergency Room
Chapter 15 Hare-brained Idea
Chapter 16 Ashton’s POV: Cut the Pretence
Chapter 17 One Step Further
Chapter 18 Almost Said Yes
Chapter 19 Office Nemesis
Chapter 20 Clean Slate
Chapter 21 Party
Chapter 22 Accusations
Chapter 23 The Girlfriend and the Ex
Chapter 24 Violent SOB
Chapter 25 Ashton’s POV: Gladiator Style
Chapter 26 His Real Name
Chapter 27 Complicated
Chapter 28 Footage
Chapter 29 Repercussions
Chapter 30 Guilt-trip
Chapter 31 Velvet Glove
Chapter 32 Legally Binding
Chapter 33 Not A Charade
Chapter 34 Corporate Robot
Chapter 35 Not A Date
Chapter 36 Ashton’s POV: Pressure Game
Chapter 37 Win-win
Chapter 38 Ashton’s POV: Close the Deal
Chapter 39 Detour
Chapter 40 Married
Chapter 41 Can of Worms
Chapter 42 Forgery
Chapter 43 Double Standards
Chapter 44 Presents
Chapter 45 Ashton’s POV: Celebration, Low-key Style
Chapter 46 Ashton’s POV: Marriage Is Just Step One
Chapter 47 Midnight Oil
Chapter 48 Rhys’s POV: Damage Control
Chapter 49 Rhys’s POV: Shift the Story
Chapter 50 Midnight Visit
Chapter 51 Execution Mode
Chapter 52 Murdery Look
Chapter 53 Rhys’s POV: Maximum Punishment
Chapter 54 Viral Group Chat
Chapter 55 Out for Blood
Chapter 56 Fists Speak Louder
Chapter 57 Evidence On a Silver Platter
Chapter 58 Rhys’s POV: Two Hundred Grand
Chapter 59 Left out of the Loop
Chapter 60 Two-faced Intern
Chapter 61 I Quit
Chapter 62 Silver Spoon Treatment
Chapter 63 Jewellery Porn
Chapter 64 Ashton’s POV: Red Flag
Chapter 65 Netflix and Chill, in Reverse Order
Chapter 66 Ashton’s POV: She’s into Him… Maybe
Chapter 67 Ashton’s POV: His and Hers
Chapter 68 Rehearsal
Chapter 69 Trust Issues
Chapter 70 Kiss Rehearsal
Chapter 71 Ashton’s POV: Tactical Retreat
Chapter 72 Instructional Video
Chapter 73 Lip-lock
Chapter 74 Mexican Standoff
Chapter 75 Throuple
Chapter 76 Sell the Act
Chapter 77 The Kiss
Chapter 78 Ashton’s POV: Interrupted
Chapter 79 Morning After
Chapter 80 Ghost from the Past
Chapter 81 Pick Up Where We Left Off
Chapter 82 Meltdown Mode
Chapter 83 Final Rehearsal
Chapter 84 Paused on the Brink
Chapter 85 Meet the Parents
Chapter 86 Insults and Ingratiation
Chapter 87 Genial Host, Hostile Guest
Chapter 88 Old Enemy, New Threat
Chapter 89 Drowning
Chapter 90 Ashton’s POV: Not Fast Enough
Chapter 91 Ashton’s POV: Confrontation
Chapter 92 Ashton’s POV: Punishment
Chapter 93 Ashton’s POV: Fever
Chapter 94 Ashton’s POV: Things He Didn’t Know
Chapter 95 Fever
Chapter 96 Ashton’s POV: Hot, Cold, Hot
Chapter 97 Ab Study
Chapter 98 (Almost) Full Disclosure
Chapter 99 Pregnant
Chapter 100 Wedding
Chapter 101 Publicity, the Wrong Kind
Chapter 102 New Spin
Chapter 103 Terrifying Efficiency
Chapter 104 When S Hit the Fan
Chapter 105 Blame Game
Chapter 106 Two Hundred Million
Chapter 107 Victory
Chapter 108 Wall of Shame
Chapter 109 Ashton’s POV: Potential Threat
Chapter 110 Ashton’s POV: Give and Take
Chapter 111 Rings
Chapter 112 Screwed Over
Chapter 113 Gloater
Chapter 114 New Boss
Chapter 115 A Present, Not A Shackle
Chapter 116 Security Guard
Chapter 117 Half-sister
Chapter 118 Stayed for Money, Left for Money
Chapter 119 Wedding Disaster
Chapter 120 Surprise of Their Lives
Chapter 121 Diabolical Plan
Chapter 122 Human Roadblock
Chapter 123 Feelings for You
Chapter 124 Ashton’s POV: Clarity
Chapter 125 Roughed Up
Chapter 126 Confirmed Playboy
Chapter 127 Don’t Bet On It
Chapter 128 Ingrates
Chapter 129 Miss Davis
Chapter 130 Trap
Chapter 131 Dinner With A Perv
Chapter 132 Clever System
Chapter 133 Playing Pretend
Chapter 134 Arrest Them All
Chapter 135 Works Both Ways
Chapter 136 The Boss’s Wife
Chapter 137 New Beginning
Chapter 138 Third Wheel
Chapter 139 Hard to Read
Chapter 140 Visit from Father
Chapter 141 Ashton’s POV: She Deserves It
Chapter 142 Boycott Campaign
Chapter 143 New Hire
Chapter 144 Birthday
Chapter 145 Memories
Chapter 146 Client Dinner
Chapter 147 Rub It In
Chapter 148 Ashton’s POV: The Exception
Chapter 149 Staged Video
Chapter 150 Brawl
Chapter 151 Getting Roasted Online
Chapter 152 Rhys’s POV: Married Misery
Chapter 153 Disqualified
Chapter 154 Mob
Chapter 155 Fallout
Chapter 156 Gun Lessons
Chapter 157 Scapegoat
Chapter 158 Ashton’s POV: Retribution
Chapter 159 Good News
Chapter 160 Second Chance
Chapter 161 Wedding Plans
Chapter 162 Sticky Situation
Chapter 163 Apologies All Around
Chapter 164 Family Dinner
Chapter 165 Nasty Surprise
Chapter 166 Shitstorm
Chapter 167 Parasites
Chapter 168 His Past
Chapter 169 Give It A Shot
Chapter 170 Body Language
Chapter 171 Reinstated
Chapter 172 Different Ideas
Chapter 173 His Room, His Bed
Chapter 174 Payment
Chapter 175 Share a Bed
Chapter 176 Sleep Buddy
Chapter 177 New Year’s Eve
Chapter 178 Jealous
Chapter 179 Falling for Him
Chapter 180 Competition
Chapter 181 Suspicion
Chapter 182 Ashton’s POV: Back Her Up
Chapter 183 Livestreamed Squabble
Chapter 184 Rescore
Chapter 185 Hired Gun
Chapter 186 Special Occasion
Chapter 187 Photo
Chapter 188 Dinner, Maybe
Chapter 189 Explanations
Chapter 190 Biggest Winner
Chapter 191 Ashton’s POV: Damn It
Chapter 192 Ashton’s POV: Fake Will
Chapter 193 Team Outing
Chapter 194 Spiked Drink
Chapter 195 Motive
Chapter 196 The Ex and The New BF
Chapter 197 Lost Phone
Chapter 198 Ashton’s POV: Bad Blood
Chapter 199 Ashton’s POV: Paparazzo
Chapter 200 Ashton’s POV: Trending Post
Chapter 201 Twice in One Week
Chapter 202 Uncontactable
Chapter 203 Ashton’s POV: Midnight Race
Chapter 204 Ashton’s POV: Going Public
Chapter 205 My Decision
Chapter 206 Home Run
Chapter 207 Plenty of Protection
Chapter 208 Interrupted, Again
Chapter 209 No Time
Chapter 210 Ashton’s POV: Culprit
Chapter 211 Tempting Offer
Chapter 212 Studio Smashed
Chapter 213 A Mess
Chapter 214 Farce
Chapter 215 Banished
Chapter 216 Gone
Chapter 217 Connections
Chapter 218 Consummation
Chapter 219 Make up for Lost Time
Chapter 220 Ashton’s POV: Benefactor
Chapter 221 Snake in the Grass
Chapter 222 Liar
Chapter 223 Battery-operated Boyfriend
Chapter 224 Not-so-secret Meeting
Chapter 225 Reprisal
Chapter 226 Man-child
Chapter 227 A Cleanse
Chapter 228 Post-coital Face
Chapter 229 Restaurant Dust-up
Chapter 230 Lover’s Span
Chapter 231 The Old Man’s Will
Chapter 232 The Woman Before Me
Chapter 233 The Convenient Option
Chapter 234 Critical Condition
Chapter 235 Last Words
Chapter 236 Last Mistake
Chapter 237 Irresistible Offer
Chapter 238 His Proposal
Chapter 239 No Such Thing as Coincidence
Chapter 240 Paris Break
Chapter 241 Cold Feet
Chapter 242 Merger & Temptation
Chapter 243 Enemies at the Table
Chapter 244 Surprise Guest
Chapter 245 The Conversation, Continued
Chapter 246 Wrong Words at the Worst Time
Chapter 247 Ashton: Cut Ties
Chapter 248 Mira: Something’s off
Chapter 249 Mira: Mystery Woman
Chapter 250 Ashton: Unsaid Things
Chapter 251 Mira: Spreadsheets and Suspicion
Chapter 252 Ashton: Planning the Exit Before the Entrance
Chapter 253 Ashton: No Room at the Ritz
Chapter 254 Mira: So Much for Perfect
Chapter 255 Mira: Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
Chapter 256 Mira: A Call from the Police
Chapter 257 Mira: Fraud, Scam, Money Down the Drain
Chapter 258 Ashton: Silence from Paris
Chapter 259 Ashton: What If She Lashes Out
Chapter 260 Mira: Undercover
Chapter 261 Mira: Fight
Chapter 262 Mira: Time to End It
Chapter 263 Ashton: Easy Target
Chapter 264 Ashton: Flashing Red Flag
Chapter 265 Mira: Nothing Left to Save
Chapter 266 Mira: An Offer I Can’t Ignore
Chapter 267 Ashton: Dinner with the Enemy
Chapter 268 Mira: Paris, Career, or Him?
Chapter 269 Ashton: The Breaking Point
Chapter 270 Mira: Breaking Point
Chapter 271 Mira: Cruise
Chapter 272 Mira: A Couple at a Singles’ Event
Chapter 273 Ashton: Betrayal
Chapter 274 Mira: Scuba Diving
Chapter 275 Mira: Tsunami
Chapter 276 Stranded at Sea
Chapter 277 Night on the Island
Chapter 278 No Signal
Chapter 279 Going into the Forest
Chapter 280 Wreckage
Chapter 281 Survival
Chapter 282 Signal
Chapter 283 High Fever
Chapter 284 Helicopter
Chapter 285 Rescued, Restless
Chapter 286 Back to Skyline
Chapter 287 The Photograph
Chapter 288 Ashton: The Boardroom
Chapter 289 Confrontation at the Café
Chapter 290 Charity Dinner
Chapter 291 Collapse
Chapter 292 A Deal
Chapter 293 A Difficult Meeting
Chapter 294 Blackmail Material
Chapter 295 Showdown
Chapter 296 The Enemy Retreats
Chapter 297 If You Wake Up
Chapter 298 Ashton: The Weight of Silence
Chapter 299 Ashton: The Choice
Chapter 300 Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 301 Past Faces
Chapter 302 A Closed Book
Chapter 303 (Almost) Caught in the Act
Chapter 304 A Botched Setup
Chapter 305 A New Acquaintance
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Chapter 67 Ashton’s POV: His and Hers
Mirabelle was holding up the hem of her nightgown with two fingers, her steps careful and silent.
No shoes.
Just bare feet on cold black stone, each step like a spotlight in the dark.
Her skin looked warm against all that sleek obsidian.
Pale. Almost glowing.
Ashton's gaze tracked up the curve of he...