Chapter 57 The trial
Michael’s POV
Time in holding cells moves like thick smoke, slow, choking and heavy. Days slipped by without meaning until the guards finally returned, unlocking the door with rough impatience.
“Halloran. Court,” one barked.
I stood, with my wrists cuffed, and let them lead me down the corridor. The...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Broken promises
2. Chapter 2 The arrangement
3. Chapter 3 Wedding gown
4. Chapter 4 The dinner
5. Chapter 5 Cold encounters
6. Chapter 6 Terms of a union
7. Chapter 7 The wedding that never was
8. Chapter 8 The unexpected warmth
9. Chapter 9 The unexpected guest
10. Chapter 10 A line drawn in the sand
11. Chapter 11 A quiet escape
12. Chapter 12 The blur between us
13. Chapter 13 Public enemy
14. Chapter 14 Fallout
15. Chapter 15 The awakening
16. Chapter 16 Fractured trust
17. Chapter 17 Liberation pending
18. Chapter 18 Fresh beginnings
19. Chapter 19 Unexpected affections
20. Chapter 20 A day of small miracles
21. Chapter 21 The jealous storm
22. Chapter 22 The figure in the window
23. Chapter 23 Beginning of problems
24. Chapter 24 The knock that changed everything
25. Chapter 25 A night of laughter
26. Chapter 26 The red room
27. Chapter 27 The fracture in calm
28. Chapter 28 The house on the hill
29. Chapter 29 Twisted love
30. Chapter 30 Dinner with the devils
31. Chapter 31 The oceans escape
32. Chapter 32 Warmth after the storm
33. Chapter 33 Breaking surface
34. Chapter 34 Trust and strategy
35. Chapter 35 Shadows and schemes
36. Chapter 36 The web tightens
37. Chapter 37 The bait
38. Chapter 38 The web of desire
39. Chapter 39 Secrets in the shadows
40. Chapter 40 Morning maneuvers
41. Chapter 41 Shadows in the estate
42. Chapter 42 The quiet house
43. Chapter 43 The dinner by the ocean
44. Chapter 44 Hidden fears
45. Chapter 45 A celebration and a warning
46. Chapter 46 The woman at the door
47. Chapter 47 Uninvited ties
48. Chapter 48 Obsession and fury
49. Chapter 49 Chaos behind the wall
50. Chapter 50 The secrets beneath the trees
51. Chapter 51 Scary shadows
52. Chapter 52 You can't leave me
53. Chapter 53 A whisper in the dark
54. Chapter 54 The moment everything breaks
55. Chapter 55 The fall of a monster
56. Chapter 56 Interrogation
57. Chapter 57 The trial
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