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 158: Celebration
Third POV
Max was almost done with his tie when Nina stepped back into the room. "I just got off the phone with Imela," she said, slipping her phone into her purse.
They were getting ready for Jayden's release party. It was a get-together and celebration with family and close friends only, and...
