Chapter 163: The Property
The thing about Carl Ward was that he fixed the car.
He had it done by midmorning—not the tire itself, which was beyond saving, but he'd sourced a replacement from somewhere on the property, a spare that had been sitting in the barn under a tarp. Oliver found out when Carl appeared at the shed door ...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1: Meet Cute
2. Chapter 2: I Bother With Purpose
3. Chapter 3: Daniel
4. Chapter 4: Naked Shall You Return
5. Chapter 5: The Price of Salvation
6. Chapter 6: April is Too Spring-y
7. Chapter 7: The Golden Boy and the Serial Offender
8. Chapter 8: Rain Delay
9. Chapter 9: Not Really Here
10. Chapter 10: All The Wrong Places
11. Chapter 11: Room For One More
12. Chapter 12: Tell Me Something Good
13. Chapter 13: Cat-fishing
14. Chapter 14: A Knock At The Storm
15. Chapter 15: The One Who Showed Up
16. Chapter 16: One Month Probation
17. Chapter 17: Borrowed Things
18. Chapter 18: Two Cinnamon Rolls
19. Chapter 19: For Research Only
20. Chapter 20: The Shelter’s New Volunteer
21. Chapter 21: Memorize and Deleter
22. Chapter 22: Toby’s No Pressure Coffee Invite
23. Chapter 23: Private House Tour
24. Chapter 24: The Whiteboard Rules
25. Chapter 25: A Foot In the Door
26. Chapter 26: Too Close
27. Chapter 27: Curious Questions
28. Chapter 28: Not a Date
29. Chapter 29: After Dark
30. Chapter 30: Just Checking
31. Chapter 31: Cold Showers
32. Chapter 32: Shifting Tables
33. Chapter 33: The Rain and The Ride
34. Chapter 34: A Quiet Kind of Care
35. Chapter 35: The Aisle of Confusion
36. Chapter 36: A Quiet Offering
37. Chapter 37: The Long Night
38. Chapter 38: What Wakes In The Morning
39. Chapter 39: Human Nature
40. Chapter 40: Where They Aren’t
41. Chapter 41: Dangerous Combo
42. Chapter 42: Birthday Bargain
43. Chapter 43: Not a Threat
44. Chapter 44: Dinner and Other Invitations
45. Chapter 45: Coffee Was a Lie
46. Chapter 46: A Quiet Company
47. Chapter 47: Inexperienced Del
48. Chapter 48: The First Time (Sort Of)
49. Chapter 49: Coffee and Complaints
50. Chapter 50: No Means No
51. Chapter 51: Victory Takeout
52. Chapter 52: The Art of Touch
53. Chapter 53: Learning Her
54. Chapter 54: Coffee and Clouds
55. Chapter 55: Rain on Stone
56. Chapter 56: Late-Night Research
57. Chapter 57: Keeping Tabs
58. Chapter 58: Leftovers
59. Chapter 59: Her Choice
60. Chapter 60: Nervous Tastes Good
61. Chapter 61: Eat Your Heart Out
62. Chapter 62: Good Girl Grip
63. Chapter 63: Flowers In The Wrong Hands
64. Chapter 64: Unspoken Things
65. Chapter 65: Dressed For Trouble
66. Chapter 66: The Quiet Room
67. Chapter 67: Not Sleepy Yet
68. Chapter 68: Melt For Me
69. Chapter 69: Hands-On Lesson
70. Chapter 70: The Cost of Curiosity
71. Chapter 71: Small Changes
72. Chapter 72: Backyard Surprise
73. Chapter 73: Not A Date
74. Chapter 74: Something in the Dark
75. Chapter 75: No More Boundaries
76. Chapter 76: The Invitation
77. Chapter 77: Eyes In The Dark
78. Chapter 78: It’s A Yes
79. Chapter 79: Who Deserves It
80. Chapter 80: First Time
81. Chapter 81: The Morning After
82. Chapter 82: Then Everything Went Dark
83. Chapter 83: The Mask Comes Off
84. Chapter 84: Two Days Gone
85. Chapter 85: Seeds of Doubt
86. Chapter 86: Start Talking
87. Chapter 87: Toby’s Rage
88. Chapter 88: Tied Ends
89. Chapter 89: Collette
90. Chapter 90: Someone Standing There
91. Chapter 91: What Survived the Night
92. Chapter 92: He’s Finally Back
93. Chapter 93: The Quiet After
94. Chapter 94: Chamomile
95. Chapter 95: Finish The Tea
96. Chapter 96: Too Late For Pants
97. Chapter 97: Breakfast for Two
98. Chapter 98: Almost Interrupted
99. Chapter 99: Don’t Answer the Door
100. Chapter 100: Someone Standing There
101. Chapter 101: The Man in the Dark
102. Chapter 102: Partners
103. Chapter 103: A Justified Act
104. Chapter 104: He Said Two Bottles
105. Chapter 105: Sideways Sixty-Nine
106. Chapter 106: Dirty Talks
107. Chapter 107: Unanswered Questions
108. Chapter 108: Wyatt Calling
109. Chapter 109: Patterns
110. Chapter 110: Being Watched
111. The Dev Team Party
112. Chapter 112: Not the Place
113. Chapter 113: The Secret Garden
114. Chapter 114: Their Secret Place
115. Chapter 115: Morning Light
116. Chapter 116: Fingers Deep, Tongue Slow
117. Pretty Mouth
118. Chapter 118: Dirty Thoughts in a Conference Room
119. Chapter 119: Just the Tip, Just Like This
120. Chapter 120: Pinned to the Tile
121. Chapter 121: The Stranger Danger
122. Chapter 122: Confessions
123. Chapter 123: The Line Is Crossed
124. Chapter 124: Office Fight
125. Chapter 125: One Week Later
126. Chapter 126: Calm after the Mess
127. Chapter 127: Calm After Before the Danger
128. Chapter 127: Home Invasion
129. Chapter 129: Nothing Stays Hidden
130. Chapter 130: Rookies
131. Chapter 131: So Long, Wyatt
132. Chapter 132: The Cabin
133. Chapter 133: Four Missing
134. Chapter 134: Removing Them Bad Apples
135. Chapter 135: Locked In
136. Chapter 136: To Feel Alive
137. Chapter 137: The Silence
138. Chapter 138: Dependency
139. Chapter 139: The First Step
140. Chapter 140: The Trust Plan
141. Chapter 141: The Investigation
142. Chapter 142: A Small Step
143. Chapter 143: A Shift
144. Chapter 144: Domestic Normalcy
145. Chapter 145: A Little Closer
146. Chapter 146: Seen
147. Chapter 147: The Attempt
148. Chapter 148: New Versions
149. Chapter 149: The Plan Continues
150. Chapter 150: Unhappy Camper
151. Chapter 151: What He Misses
152. Chapter 152: Lake Surprise
153. Chapter 153: Liam
154. Chapter 154: The Follower
155. Chapter 155: Confession
156. Chapter 156: Rotten
157. Chapter 157: The Name Daniel
158. Chapter 158: Texas Air
159. Chapter 159: The Lot
160. Chapter 160: The House at the End of the Road
161. Chapter 161: Liam Cole
162. Chapter 162: Recovery
163. Chapter 163: The Property
164. Chapter 164: What's in the Barn
165. Chapter 165: Ruth
166. Chapter 166: The Same Logic
167. Chapter 167: Three Names
168. Chapter 168: What Oliver Found
169. Chapter 169: The Night Before
170. Chapter 170: The Wards
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