Chapters
1. Chapter 1: The collision
2. Chapter 2: The deal
3. Chapter 3: The rules
4. Chapter 4: The first public appearance
5. Chapter 5: Crack in the ice
6. Chapter 6: A night of pretending
7. Chapter 7: The storm behind his eyes
8. Chapter 8: When the world watches
9. Chapter 9: A seemingly meaningless kiss
10. Chapter 10: The breaking point
11. Chapter 11: A glimpse of the past
12. Chapter 12: The business trip
13. Chapter 13: When lines are crossed
14. Chapter 14: The past comes knocking
15. Chapter 15: The breaking silence
16. Chapter 16: The edge of control
17. Chapter 17: A risk worth taking
18. Chapter 18: Ghosts of grey manor
19. Chapter 19: Close enough to hurt
20. Chapter 20: Unraveling the truth
21. Chapter 21: A public betrayal
22. Chapter 22: Lines that can't be redrawn
23. Chapter 23: A shadow from the past
24. Chapter 24: The attack
25. Chapter 25: A promise made
26. Chapter 26: A world between us
27. Chapter 27: The burning touch
28. Chapter 28: His world, his rules
29. Chapter 29: Unspoken confessions
30. Chapter 30: Heartache
31. Chapter 31: A dance in the dark
32. Chapter 32: The edge of the abyss
33. Chapter 33: A dark night
34. Chapter 34: Splinters of dawn
35. Chapter 35: After the fall
36. Chapter 36: The cracks beneath us
37. Chapter 37: The fragile hours
38. Chapter 38: Fractures in the light
39. Chapter 39: Buried emotions
40. Chapter 40: Gentle rain
41. Chapter 41: Fragile ground
42. Chapter 42: Slipping through fingers
43. Chapter 43: The calm before the storm
44. Chapter 44: A reluctant escape
45. Chapter 45: The weight of normal
46. Chapter 46: Back into the light
47. Chapter 47: The ripple effect
48. Chapter 48: Cracks in the foundation
49. Chapter 49: The shadow in the crowd
50. Chapter 50: The devil you know
51. Chapter 51: A dark past
52. Chapter 47: The eve of the storm
53. Chapter 52: Intertwined fates
54. Chapter 54: The warning
55. Chapter 55: Doubts
56. Chapter 56: A necessary information
57. Chapter 57: A possible future
58. Chapter 58: Tiny fractures
59. Chapter 59: Fear or hope
60. Chapter 60: The storm arrives
61. Chapter 61: Together
62. Chapter 62: The plan
63. Chapter 63: The hunter and the hunted
64. Chapter 64: Shadows and smoke
65. Chapter 65: Flight
66. Chapter 66: Breaking point
67. Chapter 67: The invitation
68. Chapter 68: The final confrontation
69. Chapter 69: The fall of the phantom
70. Chapter 70: Climax
71. Chapter 71: A new dawn
72. Chapter 72: Beacon
73. Chapter 73: Learning how to breathe again
74. Chapter 74: Happiness
75. Chapter 75: A love that stays
76. Chapter 76: The weight of forever
77. Chapter 77: Unquestionable love
78. Chapter 78: It begins
79. Chapter 79: Tranquility
80. Chapter 80: Joyful bliss
81. Chapter 81: Sunrise
82. Chapter 82: Temptations from the past
83. Chapter 83: Doubts
84. Chapter 84: Shadows at the door
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Chapter 79: Tranquility
And so we strolled in the morning, across the villa garden. The scent and perfume lay heavy in the air, heavy with cool and diffused light creating intricate patterns on the ground. I and Caspian hand in hand strolled down the winding path. There were moments I'd look over and catch him looking a...
