Chapter 38: The Manipulator’s Smile
Celeste POV
I lean back in the velvet armchair, crossing my legs with deliberate ease, letting the faintest
curve of a smile brush across my lips. The tension in the room is palpable, and I can feel it
radiating off Adrian like heat from a furnace. He’s tense, coiled, barely able to keep his
compos...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1: Drowning in Desperation
2. Chapter 2: The Spider's Web
3. Chapter 3: The Signing
4. Chapter 4: The Rules of the Cage
5. Chapter 5: Public Wife, Private Prison
6. Chapter 6: The Truth About Her Father
7. Chapter 7: More Truths
8. Chapter 8: Breaking the Leash
9. Chapter 9: SMOKE AND MIRRORS
10. Chapter 10: Poisoned Honey
11. Chapter 11: The Serpent's Smile
12. Chapter 12: Ashes on the Water
13. Chapter 13: Splinters in the Dark
14. Chapter 14: Home Front Sabotage
15. Chapter 15: Heartbeat
16. Chapter 16: The Slip
17. Chapter 17: Terms of a Devil Deal
18. Chapter 18: The Baby Shower
19. Chapter 19: The Obsession in Shadow
20. Chapter 20: The Performance of Loss
21. Chapter 21: Splinters of Silence
22. Chapter 22: Bound by Blood
23. Chapter 23: The Perfect Trap
24. Chapter 24: The Mirror Lies
25. Chapter 25: The Blackmail Alliance
26. Chapter 26:Threads of Care
27. Chapter 27: Stuck with Him
28. Chapter 28: Poisoned Cups
29. Chapter 29: Society Whispers
30. Chapter 30: Breaking Point
31. Chapter 31:The Deal Deepens
32. Chapter 32: A Fragile Peace
33. Chapter 33: Slipping Control
34. Chapter 34: Cracks in the Lie
35. Chapter 35: The Gift of Fear
36. Chapter 36: Shadows of Touch
37. Chapter 37: Fury Unleashed
38. Chapter 38: The Manipulator’s Smile
39. Chapter 39: A Dangerous Bond
40. Chapter 40: Paranoia Rising
41. Chapter 41: The Faint Divide
42. Chapter 42: Web of Lies
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