| 23 | The Only Place Left
◈ Celia ◈
My hair is still wet when I sit down at the table.
I took a cold shower. Not because the water heater’s out—it works fine, everyone else gets warm—but because a warm one felt like more mercy than I had any right to tonight. So I stood under the cold until my teeth ached and my skin w...
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Chapters
1. | 1 | Blessed be the Sentinels
2. | 2 | Broken Faith
3. | 3 | Behind the Barrier
4. | 4 | Red Solo Cup and Denial
5. | 5 | Seeds of Self-Destruction
6. | 6 | Chimes of Doom
7. | 7 | The Sins of the Father
8. | 8 | The Hunt Begins
9. | 9 | Into the Abyss
10. | 10 | My Salvation
11. | 11 | To Save Her Soul
12. | 12 | Bonds of Duty
13. | 13 | A Glimpse Behind the Curtain
14. | 14 | A Gift or a Curse?
15. | 15 | Flicker of Forgiveness
16. | 16 | The Light Within
17. | 17 | The Past in a Box
18. | 18 | Shattered Illusions
19. | 19 | A Cry for Help
20. | 20 | Eulogy of Ashes
21. | 21 | A Fugitive Heart
22. | 22 | The Ultimatum
23. S2 | 1 | Beneath the Steeple
24. | 2 | Under Watchful Eyes
25. | 3 | Ties of Obligation
26. | 4 | In the Eyes of Others
27. | 5 | Mind Games
28. | 6 | Fragments of a Fallen Past
29. | 7 | The Line Between Duty and Desire
30. | 8 | Awakening the Night
31. | 9 | The Conduit's Awakening
32. | 10 | Threads of Destiny
33. | 11 | A Second Chance
34. | 12 | Bound by Duty
35. | 13 | A Fleeting Fantasy
36. | 14 | Fragments of Familiarity
37. | 15 | New Threads
38. | 16 | Glimmers of Trust
39. | 17 | Whispers of the Church
40. | 18 | Beyond His Eyes: Part 1
41. | 19 | His Second Chance: Part 2
42. | 20 | My Revival
43. | 21 | Lines Drawn in Darkness
44. | 22 | A Dangerous Attraction
45. | 23 | Moonlit Vigil
46. | 24 | Shadows of Righteousness
47. | 25 | In the Quiet of Dawn
48. | 26 | Threads of Humanity
49. | 27 | Bearing the Burden
50. | 28 | Endless Light
51. | 29 | Confessions and Consequences
52. | 30 | Hiding in Shadows
53. | 31 | In the Wake of a Lord
54. S3 | 1 | The Day It Began
55. | 2 | Visions of Snow
56. | 3 | Flicker of Hope
57. | 4 | Another Man's Past
58. | 5 | Moonlit Confessions
59. | 6 | Unholy Confessions
60. | 7 | Light in the Darkness
61. | 8 | In the Aftermath
62. | 9 | The Other Side
63. | 10 | Echoes of His Soul: Part 1
64. | 11 | The Ghost of Shame: Part 2
65. | 12 | Dawn of a New Day
66. | 13 | Choice's Consequence: Part 1
67. | 14 | Shattered Soul: Part 2
68. | 15 | Selfless Devotion
69. | 16 | Stolen Glances
70. | 17 | A Heart Laid Bare
71. | 18 | Heart Torn
72. | 19 | The Edge of Us
73. | 20 | A Sacrifice Too Great
74. | 21 | Embers of Change
75. S4 | 1 | In Sync, Out of Step
76. | 2 | The Road to Reunion
77. | 3 | Between Steel and Silver
78. | 4 | Familiar Strangers
79. | 5 | Something Like Regret
80. | 6 | Open Wounds
81. | 7 | Perfect Soldiers Bleed
82. | 8 | Where God Leads
83. | 9 | A Lesson in Blood
84. | 10 | A Voice Like Mine
85. | 11 | Home is a Stranger
86. | 12 | The Shape of Her Absence
87. | 13 | Wounds Without Shame
88. | 14 | Anchorless
89. | 15 | Roses and Ashes
90. | 16 | His Perfect Soldier
91. | 17 | Washed Clean: Part 1
92. | 18 | Ghosts of Friendships: Part 2
93. | 19 | The Ash Beneath Our Feet
94. | 20 | Where They Always Find Me: Part 1
95. | 21 | The Sound of Silence: Part 2
96. | 22 | The Hollowing Hour
97. | 23 | Even This Counts
98. | 24 | Quiet Exile
99. | 25 | A Shrine to Pain
100. | 26 | Almost Human
101. | 27 | Echoes of It
102. | 28 | Almost Mercy
103. | 29 | By My Hands
104. | 30 | First Burn
105. | 31 | Ezer
106. | 32 | After the Fire
107. | 33 | The Gentle Ones
108. | 34 | One Step Behind
109. | 35 | No Greater Gift
110. | 36 | Dust, Blood, and Grace
111. | 37 | Almost Something Holy
112. | 38 | The Mountain Moves
113. | 39 | Almost Home
114. S5 | 1 | Before First Light
115. | 2 | The Shape of Peace
116. | 3 | The Other Side of Waiting
117. | 4 | All Of Them
118. | 5 | Another Town in the Dark
119. | 6 | Still Warm
120. | 7 | Reasons
121. | 8 | Before the Open Door
122. | 9 | The Cost of a Good Man: Part 1
123. | 10 | God's Hands: Part 2
124. | 11 | The Tree Line: Part 3
125. | 12 | Whose Line: Part 1
126. | 13 | The Same Current: Part 2
127. | 14 | Its Own Kind of Proof
128. | 15 | The Weight of Being Loved
129. | 16 | Before That Road
130. | 17 | The Old Color: Part 1
131. | 18 | Slipped: Part 2
132. | 19 | The Lion's Den: Part 1
133. | 20 | The Oldest Lie: Part 2
134. | 21 | The Ruthless Kind: Part 3
135. | 22 | Enough Rope
136. | 23 | The Only Place Left
137. | 24 | Benched
138. | 25 | The One He's Using
139. | 26 | When It Stopped: Part 1
140. | 27 | Every Story But Hers: Part 2
141. | 28 | Every Fact But One: Part 3
142. | 29 | The Other Way Around
143. | 30 | The Brightest Thing Here: Part 1
144. | 31 | Where My Hands Were: Part 2
145. | 32 | Ten Feet
146. | 33 | The Fence
147. | 34 | Nothing Comes: Part 1
148. | 35 | Still There: Part 2
149. | 36 | A Friendly Visitor
150. | 37 | A Liar Embroiders
151. | 38 | Human: Part 1
152. | 39 | Psalms: Part 2
153. S6 | 1 | The Edge of the World
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