Chapter 35: The Puppet Strings
“Eve?”
Gabriel’s voice was closer now—rough, heavy with sleep, but edged with suspicion.
I froze by the doorway, my hand still resting against the back door. The house felt too quiet. Too exposed.
“I—” My throat tightened. “I couldn’t sleep.”
Gabriel descended the stairs slowly, one hand on the ...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Other Woman
2. Chapter 2 Promises in the Dark
3. Chapter 3 The Crash
4. Chapter 4 Strangers in our Bed
5. Chapter 5 Home is a Lie
6. Chapter 6 The Mistress Returns
7. Chapter 7 Emily's Manipulation
8. Chapter 8 The Office Showdown Escalates
9. Chapter 9 Shattered Trust
10. Chapter 10 The Confrontation
11. Chapter 11 The Doubt
12. Chapter 12 Counter Strike
13. Chapter 13 "Lines Crossed"
14. Chapter 14: The Seed of Doubt
15. Chapter 15: The Phone
16. Chapter 16: Traps and Lies
17. Chapter 17: Whispers and Public Confrontation
18. Chapter 18: Cracks in Silence
19. Chapter 19: Digging at the Cracks
20. Chapter 20: Emily's POV
21. Chapter 21: Shattered Silence
22. Chapter 22: Breaking Point; The Meeting
23. Chapter 23: The Office Trap
24. Chapter 24: Cracks in the Story
25. Chapter 25: The Scroll
26. Chapter 26: Fault Lines
27. Chapter 27: Gabriel Pulled In
28. Chapter 28: A Crack in the Lie
29. Chapter 29: The Stage She Built
30. Chapter 30: War in the Living room
31. Chapter 31: The Demand, The Advantage, The Duel
32. Chapter 32: The Watcher
33. Chapter 33: The Doubt Between Us
34. Chapter 34: The Man in the Dark
35. Chapter 35: The Puppet Strings
36. Chapter 36: The Switchable Smile
37. Chapter 37: The Memory Splinters, The Vanishing
38. Chapter 38: The Unravelling
39. Chapter 39: The Key
40. Chapter 40: The Photo
41. Chapter 41: The Break In
42. Chapter 42: The Confession
43. Chapter 43: The Shot
44. Chapter 44: The Escape, The Woman in the Fog
45. Chapter 45: Shadows Don't Stay Buried
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