| 24 | Benched
◈ Celia ◈
I dragged myself out of bed five minutes ago and I’m still not all the way back in my body.
One hour of sleep, maybe two—after the Bible, after the crying finally wore me down near mid-afternoon—and now the night’s here again and I'm sitting on the edge of the mattress working my fee...
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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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