Chapters
1. Chapter 1: The Billionaire and the Barista
2. Chapter 2: The Fine Line Between Fascination and Frustration
3. Chapter 3: The Problem with Pretending Not to Care
4. Chapter 4: The Rules Keep Changing
5. Chapter 5: The Offer He Can’t Ignore
6. Chapter 6: A Favor That’s Hard to Accept
7. Chapter 7: The Space Between Us
8. Chapter 8: A Line They Can’t Uncross
9. Chapter 9: Running in the Wrong Direction
10. Chapter 10: A Fire That Won’t Burn Out
11. Chapter 11: The Rules They Keep Breaking
12. Chapter 12: The Fire That Won’t Go Out
13. Chapter 13: The War Begins
14. Chapter 14: A Game of Power
15. Chapter 15: Playing with Fire
16. Chapter 16: The Counterstrike
17. Chapter 17: The Beginning of the End
18. Chapter 18: When the Dust Settles
19. Chapter 19: A-Line They’re About to Cross
20. Chapter 20: The Distance She Tries to Keep
21. Chapter 21: A Game She Can’t Stop Playing
22. Chapter 22: A Battle She’s Not Ready to Fight
23. Chapter 23: A Fire She Can’t Put Out
24. Chapter 24: A Fire She Shouldn’t Feed
25. Chapter 25: A War She Won’t Lose
26. Chapter 26: A Fire That Won’t Die
27. Chapter 27: A Hunter Among Traitors
28. Chapter 28: The Collapse Begins
29. Chapter 29: The King Who Falls
30. Chapter 30: The Shadow of Revenge
31. Chapter 31: The Ashes of Power
32. Chapter 32: The Final Gambit
33. Chapter 33: The Enemy Unmasked
34. Chapter 34: The Quiet Aftermath
35. Chapter 35: The Cost of Loyalty
36. Chapter 36: The Enemy Within
37. Chapter 37: The War for Control
38. Chapter 38: The Dominion’s Last Stand
39. Chapter 39: Declaring War
40. Chapter 40: The Final War
41. Chapter 41: The New Order
42. Chapter 42: The Order of Echelon
43. Chapter 43: The Reckoning
44. Chapter 44: The World Reshaped
45. Chapter 45: The Rise of a New Enemy
46. Chapter 46: The Phoenix Strikes
47. Chapter 47: The Offer
48. Chapter 48: Declaring War
49. Chapter 49: The Endgame
50. Chapter 50: The Meeting in Geneva
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Chapter 49: The Endgame
Aspen Carter had dismantled Valen Kane’s empire.
Now?
She was about to erase him.
Her phone buzzed. A single encrypted message flashed across the screen.
Valen Kane:
“You backed me into a corner, Aspen. But a cornered opponent is the most dangerous kind. Are you ready for what comes next?”
Asp...
