Chapters
1. Chapter 1: Hell called dinner
2. Chapter 2: Blane
3. Chapter 3: Something dumb
4. Chapter 4: Forever
5. Chapter 6: Second thoughts
6. Chapter 7: It won't bite
7. Chapter 8: Just a dream
8. Chapter 9: Welcome to reality
9. Chapter 10: Standing up
10. Chapter 11: Downfall
11. Chapter 12: Cute baby
12. Chapter 13: To friends
13. Chapter 14: The downfalls of love
14. Chapter 15: Painful reality
15. Chapter 16: Love kills
16. Chapter 17: Death
17. Chapter 18: Coincidence? I think not
18. Chapter 19: Everything changed
19. Chapter 20: Happily ever
20. Chapter 21: Calculated
21. Chapter 22: A Businessman not a magician
22. Chapter 23: Bridge
23. Chapter 24: Uncertain of eternity
24. Chapter 25: The right question
25. Chapter 26: History
26. Chapter 27: Present
27. Chapter 28: Dear ex-friend
28. Chapter 29: Fair game
29. Chapter 30: The promise
30. Chapter 31: Recovery
31. Chapter 32: Friends?
32. Chapter 33: Uninvited invite
33. Chapter 34: The Truth About Imela
34. Chapter 35: Genesis of a broken heart
35. Chapter 36: Little Man
36. Chapter 37: Drowning pressure
37. Chapter 38: Rights to pain
38. Chapter 39: Man and monsters
39. Chapter 40: Plane in Pain
40. Chapter 41: The aftermath
41. Chapter 42: Recollection
42. Chapter 43: Broken trust
43. Chapter 44: The old and the new
44. Chapter 45: The assholes
45. Chapter 46: Fermín
46. Chapter 47: Fired
47. Chapter 48: New Boss
48. Chapter 49: New rule
49. Chapter 50: First step to forever
50. Chapter 51: My wedding day
51. Chapter 52: Bad guy
52. Chapter 53: Papa
53. Chapter 54: Feeling ignored
54. Chapter 55: Affections and obligations
55. Chapter 56: A very bad day
56. Chapter 57: Plans in motion
57. Chapter 58: When trouble comes lurking
58. Chapter 59: Grace and cruelty
59. Chapter 60: The bigger picture
60. Chapter 61: Break even
61. Chapter 62: Turning point
62. Chapter 63: Truth unfolds
63. Chapter 64: Ungentlemanly response
64. Chapter 65: The fool's query
65. Chapter 66: Life is a risk
66. Chapter 67: Fatherhood
67. Chapter 68: Protector
68. Chapter 69: Difficult decision
69. Chapter 70: What truly matters
70. Chapter 71: Bravery and fear
71. Chapter 72: Strength in fear
72. Chapter 73: Dread
73. Chapter 74: Monster not evil
74. Chapter 75: Train of thought
75. Chapter 76: Assignment misunderstood
76. Chapter 77: Forget nothing
77. Chapter 78: Just because
78. Chapter 79: Protector and abuser
79. Chapter 80: Man and beast
80. Chapter 81: Different shades of Oliver
81. Chapter 82: Clarity
82. Chapter 83: Two reasons
83. Chapter 84: Entanglement
84. Chapter 85: To friends
85. Chapter 86: Now and always
86. Chapter 87: Concern and intelligence
87. Chapter 88: Hate and love
88. Chapter 89: Permission to love
89. Chapter 90: Love reminder
90. Chapter 91: Te amo
91. Chapter 92: A little longer
92. Chapter 93: Subconscious betrayal
93. Chapter 94: Justice prolonged
94. Chapter 95: Happiness
95. Chapter 96: The truth of trust
96. Chapter 97: How it was
97. Chapter 98: This is us
98. Chapter 99: Death and truth
99. Chapter 100: The wench
100. Chapter 101: Father
101. Chapter 102: Lover
102. Chapter 103: Daddy
103. Chapter 104: Again
104. Chapter 105: The bright side
105. Chapter 106: Unfair declaration
106. Chapter 107: Most important day
107. Chapter 108: Imela
108. Chapter 109: Oliver
109. Chapter 110: Perfection
110. Chapter 111: Problem
111. Chapter 112: One
112. Chapter 113: For better or for worse
113. Chapter 114: Painful farewell
114. Chapter 115: Moving on
115. Chapter 116: The tough call
116. Chapter 117: Tight corner
117. Chapter 118: Sins of the mother
118. Chapter 119: Threats on son
119. Chapter 120: Friendship
120. Chapter 121: The unexpected
121. Chapter 122: The guilt that follows
122. Chapter 123: The steps
123. Chapter 124: Husband
124. Chapter 125: What friends do
125. Chapter 126: Animals and monsters
126. Chapter 127: Secret and truth
127. Chapter 128: Protector
128. Chapter 129: Entitlement
129. Chapter 130: Home
130. Chapter 131: The entire truth
131. Chapter 132: Love and manipulation
132. Chapter 133: Reasons to worry
133. Chapter 134: Friends
134. Chapter 135: Shared enmity
135. Chapter 136: Freedom
136. Chapter 137: Differences
137. Chapter 138: The clash
138. Chapter 139: The horror
139. Chapter 140: Ocean drowned
140. Chapter 141: The promise
141. Chapter 142: Insanity and truth
142. Chapter 143: The insane and the monster
143. Chapter 144: Insanity
144. Chapter 145: Not knowing
145. Chapter 146: The plan
146. Chapter 147: Far from home
147. Chapter 148: Making sense
148. Chapter 149: History
149. Chapter 150: Freedom
150. Chapter 151: Deception
151. Chapter 152: Clarity
152. Chapter 153: Calculating not cruel
153. Chapter 154: They were four
154. Chapter 155: Capable of anything
155. Chapter 156: Helplessness
156. Chapter 157: Surviving Cecil
157. Chapter 158: Celebration
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Chapter 152: Clarity
Imela's POV
Jean's words echoed in my head. The result of the many tests showed I couldn't have killed Kim; there were more than the two of us at the apartment; someone else had killed her and framed me for it. They had hoped I wouldn't wake, having injected me with a high dose of lead and solv...
