Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Weight of Blood
Later That Evening – Oliver’s Penthouse
By the time Nuella arrived, the smoke had cleared but the scent of burnt garlic still clung stubbornly to the air.
She stepped inside carrying two paper bags and a softness in her expression that made Oliver’s chest tighten.
“Please tell me you didn’t burn ...
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Chapters
1. Chapter One – The Last Will
2. Chapter Two – Signed in Cold Ink
3. Chapter Three – The Sparks We Don’t Name
4. Chapter Four – Wolves at the Gate
5. Chapter Five – Fire in Her Eyes
6. Chapter Six – His Ruthless Vows
7. Chapter Seven – The Fire He Couldn’t Control
8. Chapter Eight – The Enemy Returns
9. Chapter Nine - At War's Edge
10. Chapter Ten – The Morning After War
11. Chapter Eleven – Fractured Trust
12. Chapter Twelve – Oliver Wept
13. Chapter Thirteen – Lines in the Sand
14. Chapter Fourteen – Ashes and Embers
15. Chapter Fifteen – The Enemy’s Face
16. Chapter Sixteen – Shadows and Warnings
17. Chapter Seventeen – The Devil’s Bargain
18. Chapter Eighteen – The Hunter’s Game
19. Chapter Nineteen – The Reckoning
20. Chapter Twenty – Truth and Consequences
21. Chapter Twenty-One – New Foundations
22. Chapter Twenty-Two – From Contract to Covenant
23. Chapter Twenty-Three – The Ghost of Blood
24. Chapter Twenty-Four – The Silence Between
25. Chapter Twenty-Five – The Court of Public Opinion
26. Chapter Twenty-Six – The Breaking Point
27. Chapter Twenty-Seven – The Hidden Blade
28. Chapter Twenty-Eight - Taken
29. Chapter Twenty-Nine - The Devil’s Bargain Returns
30. Chapter Thirty – The Media Feeding Frenzy
31. Chapter Thirty-One – The Final Card
32. Chapter Thirty-Two – Blood and Betrayal
33. Chapter Thirty-Three – Code Blue
34. Chapter Thirty-Four – America’s Most Wanted
35. Chapter Thirty-Five – Into the Shadows
36. Chapter Thirty-Six – The Longest Night
37. Chapter Thirty-Seven – The Wedding That Wasn’t
38. Chapter Thirty-Eight – Unraveling
39. Chapter Thirty-Nine – Into the Lion’s Den
40. Chapter Forty – The Empty Room
41. Chapter Forty-One – When Love Feels Like a Curse
42. Chapter Forty-Two – A Moment’s Reprieve
43. Chapter Forty-Three – The Mirror of Truth
44. Chapter Forty-Four – The Weight of Guilt
45. Chapter Forty-Five – Voices of Reason
46. Chapter Forty-Six – The Hunter and the Hunted
47. Chapter Forty-Seven – The Descent
48. Chapter Forty-Eight – The Perfect Storm
49. Chapter Forty-Nine – Spiraling
50. Chapter Fifty – The First Sign
51. Chapter Fifty-One – Awakening
52. Chapter Fifty-Two – Strangers Again
53. Chapter Fifty-Three – The Court of Public Opinion Returns
54. Chapter Fifty-Four – Breaking Point
55. Chapter Fifty-Five- Fragments of Us
56. Chapter Fifty-Six- What again?
57. Chapter Fifty-Seven- The Truth in Photographs
58. Chapter Fifty-Eight—Five Seconds of Betrayal
59. Chapter Fifty-Nine—The Hunt
60. Chapter Sixty—The Struggle Continues
61. Chapter Sixty-One— The Archive
62. Chapter Sixty-Two— Three Hours Later at Nuella’s Apartment
63. Chapter Sixty-Three— The Mother Card
64. Chapter Sixty-Four— The Evidence
65. Chapter Sixty-Five—The Unraveling
66. Chapter Sixty-Six—The Sunday Promise
67. Chapter Sixty-Seven—The Network
68. Chapter Sixty-Eight—The Final Move
69. Chapter Sixty-Nine— The Verdict
70. Chapter Seventy—Now the Verdict
71. Chapter Seventy-One—The Test
72. Chapter Seventy-Two—The Test Again
73. Chapter Seventy-Three—The Distance
74. Chapter Seventy-Four— Fragments of Us
75. Chapter Seventy-Five—The Weight of Waiting
76. Chapter Seventy-Six—-When the Calm Breaks
77. Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Weight of Blood
78. Chapter Seventy-Eight: Lines in the Sand
79. Chapter Seventy-Nine— Collapse Protocol
80. Chapter Eighty—- The End of Ruthless
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