Chapter 13 SHADOWS AND SOFT PLACES
NIRELLE
"You can let me go now," I say, my voice barely coming out. He blinks and slowly raises me so I am now standing just a bit from him. "Thank you," I murmur as I create space between us. "Why are you here?" I ask immediately.
"Well, I heard you were cooking," he said as if I had committed th...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 FROM SCRUBBING FLOORS TO A WEDDING DRESS
2. Chapter 2 THE NAME THAT CHANGER EVERYTHING
3. Chapter 3 SOLD TO A GHOST
4. Chapter 4 THE HAND UNDERNEATH
5. Chapter 5 THE RIDE TO HELL
6. Chapter 6 GHOST GROOM
7. Chapter 7 THE FIRST MOVE ON THE CHESSBOARD
8. Chapter 8 SCENTS OF SECRETS
9. Chapter 9 BRUISES AND BOUNDARIES
10. Chapter 10 A WOMB OF SECRETS
11. Chapter 11 THE SOFTEST PRISON
12. Chapter 12 BIRDS, LIES, AND BILLIONAIRES
13. Chapter 13 SHADOWS AND SOFT PLACES
14. Chapter 14 PLANS AND PITFALLS
15. Chapter 15 A FEAST TOO GRAND
16. Chapter 16 THE SECRET KEEPER
17. Chapter 17 TERMS AND CONDITIONS
18. Chapter 18 TERMS OF BETRAYAL
19. Chapter 19 LOCKED DOORS OPEN EYES
20. Chapter 20 WEIGHT OF NOTHING
21. Chapter 21 TERMS OF SURRENDER
22. Chapter 22 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
23. Chapter 23 THE FIRST EXPOSURE
24. Chapter 24 FIRST BITE OF POWER
25. Chapter 25 DAUGHTERS OF MEN LIKE HIM
26. Chapter 26 NOT A PAWN
27. Chapter 27 SCARS AND PRESSURE
28. Chapter 28 CASSAIN
29. Chapter 29 FAMILIAR STRANGER
30. Chapter 30 PICTURES, LIES AND SILENCE
31. Chapter 31 THE LIST OF LIVING
32. Chapter 32 THE FIRST SIP
33. Chapter 33 THE TASTE OF REGRET
34. Chapter 34 HANGOVER CONFESSIONS
35. Chapter 35 DIALING THE DEVIL
36. Chapter 36 FEAR IN THE FRAME
37. Chapter 37 PERMISSION TO SPEAK
38. Chapter 38 MY LORD AND HIS LIES
39. Chapter 39 RULES OF REGRET
40. Chapter 40 THE WAR DRESS
41. Chapter 41 TABLE FOR THREE?
42. Chapter 42 HELD TOGETHER BY FURY
43. Chapter 43 PICK A SIDE
44. Chapter 44 MORALLY GREY
45. Chapter 45 THE NIGHT THE DEAD RETURNED
46. Chapter 46 TOO QUIET TO BE A TRAP
47. Chapter 47 RED JACKET, QUIET WAR
48. Chapter 48 HALF THE TRUTH
49. Chapter 49 PLAY THE DOLL
50. Chapter 50 FAMILY, FAVORS, AND FILTH
51. Chapter 51 DONT MAKE ME CHASE YOU
52. Chapter 52 UNLEARNED INTIMACY
53. Chapter 53 ALMOST COMFORTABLE
54. Chapter 54 MOVIE FOR TWO
55. Chapter 55 THE FIRST TOUCH
56. Chapter 56 LINES BLURED
57. Chapter 57 NAME IN THE HEADLINES
58. Chapter 58 DANCING WITH SCANDAL
59. Chapter 59 SCANDALS DON’T SLEEP
60. Chapter 60 MRS VEXLEY, NOT QUITE
61. Chapter 61 TO THE MAN WHO PREPARED FOR ME
62. Chapter 62 THE MORNING AFTER
63. Chapter 63 THE TOUCH THAT DIDNT HURT
64. Chapter 64 BUTTERFLIES AND PROMISES
65. Chapter 65 A KNOCK AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
66. Chapter 66 STORIES BETWEEN SHELVES
67. Chapter 67 BEAUTIFUL MUSE
68. Chapter 68 THE PROOF OF US
69. Chapter 69 HELD THEN LET GO
70. Chapter 70 THE GHOSTS STILL HAVE MY NUMBER
71. Chapter 71 DINNER DELIVERED WITH GUILT
72. Chapter 72 SIDE BY SIDE
73. Chapter 73 RETURN TO THE HOUSE OF GHOSTS
74. Chapter 74 BLUE DIAMONDS AND CIGARS
75. Chapter 75 THE GARDEN PARADE
76. Chapter 76 IN HEELS AND CONTROL
77. Chapter 77 HOUSE OF GLASS
78. Chapter 78 TIMOTHY
79. Chapter 79 A SOFT PLACE TO LAND
80. Chapter 80 ONE-POT MEMORIES
81. Chapter 81 BLUSH AND BLUE
82. Chapter 82 . IF THE WORLD BURNS
83. Chapter 83 BEFORE THE WORLD WAKES
84. Chapter 84 YOUR DARLING
85. Chapter 85 WHERE COMFORT BEGINS
86. Chapter 86 . NOT CLOSER
87. Chapter 87 THE LIE BETWEEN US
88. Chapter 88 SOAKED IN SILENCE
89. Chapter 89 UNSAID
90. Chapter 90 MEMORY WASHED IN THE RAIN
91. Chapter 91 THREE NEW THINGS
92. Chapter 92 NERD LOVER LIAR
93. Chapter 93 SEALED WITH A PINKY
94. Chapter 94 BUTTERFLIES IN MY CHEST
95. Chapter 95 THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US
96. Chapter 96 THE CLAIM
97. Chapter 97 WHO IS ZANE?
98. Chapter 98 IN HER SHADOW
99. Chapter 99 PANDORA’S DAUGHTER
100. Chapter 100 BURIED TWINS
101. Chapter 101 GLASS BETWEEN US
102. Chapter 102 THE EDGE OF RAGE
103. Chapter 103 THE THIRD HALL
104. Chapter 104 THE LOSER'S PRIZE
105. Chapter 105 KNOCK, CONFESSION, RING
106. Chapter 106 THE PRICE OF KNOWING
107. Chapter 107 THE BROTHER I FORGOT
108. Chapter 108 THE MOTHER’S CHAINS
109. Chapter 109 THE PSYCHIATRIC LIE
110. Chapter 110 PROGRESS
111. Chapter 111 TEENAGE KISSES, ADULT LOVE
112. Chapter 112 I LOVE YOU TWICE
113. Chapter 113 DARLING
114. Chapter 114 . FAMILY REUNION PLAN
115. Chapter 115 CHAINS AND CONCRETE
116. Chapter 116 MISTAKES AND WARNINGS
117. Chapter 117 FIVE MILLION REASONS
118. Chapter 118 THE WAITING ROOM
119. Chapter 119 CRACK IN THE MASK
120. Chapter 120 AN EXCUSE OR THE TRUTH?
121. Chapter 121 TOO CLOSE, NOT CLOSE ENOUGH
122. Chapter 122 SHARES OF MY HEART
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