Chapters
1. Chapter 1: First Impression
2. Chapter 2: The First Clash
3. Chapter 3: Tension and Unspoken Desires
4. Chapter 4: Power Plays and Unspoken Desires
5. Chapter 5: A Line We Shouldn’t Cross
6. Chapter 6: Playing With Fire
7. Chapter 7: A Dangerous Game
8. Chapter 8: The Warning
9. Chapter 9: Into the Lion’s Den
10. Chapter 10: The Truth he Didn’t Want to Tell
11. Chapter 11: Lines That Shouldn’t Be Crossed
12. Chapter 12: A Deal with the Devil
13. Chapter 13: The Devil Smiles Too
14. Chapter 14: The Edge of Control
15. Chapter 15: The Price of Power
16. Chapter 16: The Reckless Gamble
17. Chapter 17: The Cost of Saving Him
18. Chapter 18: A Caged Bird Doesn’t Sing
19. Chapter 19: A Queen Never Bows
20. Chapter 20 : A Reckless King and a Cunning Queen
21. Chapter 21: The Fire That Burns Everything
22. Chapter 22: No Rest for the Wicked
23. Chapter 23: The NDA
24. Chapter 24: The Beginning of the End
25. Chapter 25: The Storm Brewing
26. Chapter 26: His Wrath
27. Chapter 27: Desperate Escape
28. Chapter 28: His Wrath
29. Chapter 29: Desperate Escape
30. Chapter 30: The Reckoning
31. Chapter 31: Caught Between Two Worlds
32. Chapter 32: No More Running
33. Chapter 33
34. Chapter 34: Unavoidable Proximity
35. Chapter 35: The Cracks in the Walls
36. Chapter 36: When the Walls Start to Crack
37. Chapter 37: The Unwanted Familiarity
38. Chapter 38: The Ties That Bind
39. Chapter 39: The Space Between Us
40. Chapter 40: A Line Crossed
41. Chapter 41: A Mistake That Lingers
42. Chapter 42: The Walls Are Crumbling
43. Chapter 43: Losing the Battle
44. Chapter 44: A Moment of Weakness
45. Chapter 45: The Fear of Falling
46. Chapter 46: A Dangerous Edge
47. Chapter 47: No More Denial
48. Chapter 48: A Choice That Can’t Be Undone
49. Chapter 49: Giving In
50. Chapter 50: No Turning Back
51. Chapter 51: The Question That Changes Everything
52. Chapter 52: A Choice She Can’t Run From
53. Chapter 53: The Weight of a Promise
54. Chapter 54: A Promise That Feels Like a Lie
55. Chapter 55: The Beginning of the End
56. Chapter 56: Too Little, Too Late
57. Chapter 57: A Test He Has to Pass
58. Chapter 58: A Line She Doesn’t Want to Cross
59. Chapter 59: The Cracks in Her Walls
60. Chapter 60: A Truth She Never Saw Coming
61. Chapter 61: The Line She Won’t Cross Again
62. Chapter 62: The Final Unraveling
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Chapter 46: A Dangerous Edge
Lily had spent two years perfecting the art of distance.
Keeping Adrian at arm’s length.
Making sure he stayed a memory, a lesson learned, a mistake never to be repeated.
But now?
Now, he was right here.
Sitting beside her on this park bench, watching her, waiting for her to make a choice.
And...
