Chapters
1. Chapter 01: When Trouble Walked In
2. Chapter 02: Is That a No?
3. Chapter 3: What a Bastard!
4. Chapter 04: You started this
5. Chapter 5: You’ll Be the One Begging Me
6. Chapter 06: A Lesson to Teach
7. Chapter 07: A Bad Joke
8. Chapter 08: Exactly What He Wants
9. Chapter 09: Are you afraid?
10. Chapter 10: You Felt It, Didn’t You?
11. Chapter 11: The Past Comes Knocking
12. Chapter 12: From One Bastard to Another
13. Chapter 13: Betting with the Devil
14. Chapter 14: Dangerously Close
15. Chapter 15: No Way Out
16. Chapter 16: Playing with Fire
17. Chapter 17: Did You Love Him?
18. Chapter 18: Do You Ever Give Up?
19. Chapter 19: Just a Mistake
20. Chapter 20: Just Ask
21. Chapter 21: Don’t Make Me Wait Too Long
22. Chapter 22: Just a Little More...
23. Chapter 23: You Know Where to Find Me
24. Chapter 24: Take It All Off
25. Chapter 25: The Risky Ride
26. Chapter 26: You’ll Get Used to It
27. Chapter 27: Forget It
28. Chapter 28: Marks That Don’t Fade
29. Chapter 29: Don’t You Dare Stop Me
30. Chapter 30: Is Someone in There?
31. Chapter 31: Deny It All You Want
32. Chapter 32: And What If It Wasn’t Enough?
33. Chapter 33: You Won’t Mind, Right?
34. Chapter 34: The No-Secrets Table
35. Chapter 35: You Just Made That Up, Didn’t You?
36. Chapter 36: Why Not?
37. Chapter 37: I Don’t Share
38. Chapter 38:
39. Chapter 39:
40. Chapter 40:
41. Chapter 41:
42. Chapter 42:
43. Chapter 43:
44. Chapter 44:
45. Chapter 45:
46. Chapter 46:
47. Chapter 47:
48. Chapter 48:
49. Chapter 49:
50. Chapter 50:
51. Chapter 51:
52. Chapter 52:
53. Chapter 53:
54. Chapter 54:
55. Chapter 55:
56. Chapter 56:
57. Chapter 57:
58. Chapter 58:
59. Chapter 59:
60. Chapter 60:
61. Chapter 61: Facing the Hangman
62. Chapter 62: Forbidden Tastings
63. Chapter 63: No, I’m Not Sorry
64. Chapter 64: More Than Wet
65. Chapter 65: I Come, You Don’t
66. Chapter 66: Was That It?
67. Chapter 67: "Don't Give Up Yet"
68. Chapter 68: "Please... Stay"
69. Chapter 69: She Deserved Someone Better
70. Chapter 70: You Chose Fear
71. Chapter 71: You Deserve More
72. Chapter 72: All or Nothing
73. Chapter 73: Unwelcome Passenger
74. Chapter 74: Tell Me It’s Not Too Late
75. Chapter 75: Too Much for Your Parents?
76. Chapter 76: Take Off Your Panties
77. Chapter 77: Better Than Any Fantasy
78. Chapter 78: The Perfect Bastard
79. PART 2 - Chapter 79: Happily Ever After?
80. Chapter 80: Is This How It Ends?
81. Chapter 81: Haunted by the Past
82. Chapter 82: You Know What It Means
83. Chapter 83: If He Goes…
84. Chapter 84: Deep Traumas
85. Chapter 85: Words of Hope
86. Chapter 86: Ghosts of the Past
87. Chapter 87: The End of the Illusion
88. Chapter 88: Treacherous Fate
89. Chapter 89: Tormented
90. Chapter 90: On the Edge
91. Chapter 91: Breaking Point
92. Chapter 92: Temporary Escape
93. Chapter 93: Fading Flames
94. Chapter 94: A New Beginning or the End of Something?
95. Chapter 95: On the Edge of Control
96. Chapter 96: With Friends Like These…
97. Chapter 97: Falling into the Trap
98. Chapter 98: Just a Slip
99. Chapter 99: On the Brink of the Storm
100. Chapter 100: Beneath the Storm
101. Chapter 101: I Would Never Forgive Myself...
102. Chapter 102: Time to Heal
103. Chapter 103: After the Storm
104. Chapter 104: The Flame Reignites
105. Chapter 105: Just Like in the Beginning
106. Chapter 106: The Agony of Anticipation
107. Chapter 107: I Am Her Future
108. Chapter 108: Christmas Surprises
109. Chapter 109: Exchanging Gifts
110. Chapter 110: Starting with Dessert…
111. Chapter 111: "Silent Night"
112. Chapter 112: I’m Going to Love Hearing You Scream
113. Chapter 113: Christmas Punishment
114. Chapter 114: It Still Hurts
115. Chapter 115: Did You Miss Me?
116. Chapter 116: Letting Go of the Past
117. Chapter 117: Intrigue at the Table
118. Chapter 118: Patience Tested
119. Chapter 119: Isn’t That What Love Is About?
120. Chapter 120: I’m Ready for You
121. Chapter 121: Just When Everything Was Perfect...
122. Chapter 122: He’s Not Over Her
123. Chapter 123: What’s Left Unsaid
124. Chapter 124: No Threat to Us?
125. 125: Nothing to Admit
126. Chapter 126: Scars That Time Doesn’t Erase
127. Chapter 127: It Would Feel Even Better If You Did It
128. Chapter 128: Plans Down the Drain
129. Chapter 129: Plan B
Zoom out
Zoom in
Chapter 122: He’s Not Over Her
ELLIE
My stomach twisted. It had to be some kind of joke from fate, though I didn’t believe in it.
Ethan still stood beside me, silent, and I wondered if he was ever going to say something. The look on his face told me he was far from comfortable. Maybe it was more than that.
The way his jaw sudd...
