Chapter 17- Seconds To Burn
I woke to the sound of my phone vibrating so hard it slid off the nightstand and clattered on the wood.
My stomach dropped like someone had whacked it. I was in the guest suite at Blackwell, lights grey as dawn. I had slept in the dress I’d been given, because I couldn’t bear to take it off. Dam...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1- The Runaway Groom
2. Chapter 2- The Wedding Night
3. Chapter 3- The Morning After
4. Chapter 4- The Blackwell Matriarch
5. Chapter 5- Rumors And Whispers
6. Chapter 6- The Drive
7. Chapter 7- The Conservatory
8. Chapter 8- Glass and Smoke 

9. Chapter 9- Collateral

10. Chapter 10- Counterstrike 

11. Chapter 11- The Meeting After

12. Chapter 12- The Stage

13. Chapter 13-The Warehouse 

14. Chapter 14- Matches and Mirrors 

15. Chapter 15- Sparks

16. Chapter 16- The Safe Room

17. Chapter 17- Seconds To Burn 

18. Chapter 18- The First Cuts

19. Chapter 19- Paper and Confession 

20. Chapter 20- The Name At The Top

21. Chapter 21- Ink and Breath

22. Chapter 22- The Trustee's Box

23. Chapter 23- The Books that Keep Secrets

24. Chapter 24- The Sound of Seals 

25. Chapter 25- The Plan that Almost Worked

26. Chapter 26- When the House Burns, We Make Fire 

27. Chapter 27- When the Mirror Breaks

28. Chapter 28- The Push


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