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⊰ 1 ⊱ Silent Hours

⊰ 2 ⊱ Shadow of the Past

⊰ 3 ⊱ Reckless Embrace

⊰ 4 ⊱ My Brother's Keeper

⊰ 5 ⊱ Old Bonds, New Problems

⊰ 6 ⊱ The Currency of My Existence

⊰ 7 ⊱ An Impossible Request

⊰ 8 ⊱ The Illusion of Choice

⊰ 9 ⊱ Tempting Fate: Part 1

⊰ 10 ⊱ Dancing with Fate: Part 2

⊰ 11 ⊱ Risks Worth Taking

⊰ 12 ⊱ Under His Gaze

⊰ 13 ⊱ Shadows of My Doubts: Part 1

⊰ 14 ⊱ Weight of My Regret: Part 2

⊰ 15 ⊱ Glimpse of His Black Soul

⊰ 16 ⊱ Defeat Beyond Redemption

⊰ 17 ⊱ Catalina

⊰ 17.5 ⊱ The Cost of Pride

⊰ 18 ⊱ Worlds Apart

⊰ 19 ⊱ Blueprints and Failures

⊰ 20 ⊱ Trip Down Memory Lane: Part 1

⊰ 21 ⊱ A Night of the Past: Part 2

⊰ 21.5 ⊱ A Hopeless Future

⊰ 22 ⊱ Veiled Intentions

⊰ 23 ⊱ Fragments of Vulnerability

⊰ 24 ⊱ Between Heartbeats

⊰ 25 ⊱ Crossing Doubts

⊰ 26 ⊱ Heart's Betrayal: Part 1

⊰ 27 ⊱ Edge of Loyalty: Part 2

⊰ 27.5 ⊱ Bloodlines and Loyalties

⊰ 28 ⊱ Silent Battles: Part 3

⊰ 28.5 ⊱ Porcelain Doll

⊰ 29 ⊱ Facing My Reflection

⊰ 30 ⊱ Treading a Fine Line

⊰ 31 ⊱ Bitter Tastes

⊰ 31.5 ⊱ Collateral Damage

⊰ 32 ⊱ Edge of Envy: Part 1

⊰ 33 ⊱ Blurred Lines: Part 2

⊰ 34 ⊱ Bound by His Will: Part 3

⊰ 34.5 ⊱ Sacrifices We Make

⊰ 35 ⊱ Torn Between Worlds: Part 1

⊰ 36 ⊱ Price of My Loyalty: Part 2

S2 ⊰ 1 ⊱ A Different Kind of Strength

⊰ 2 ⊱ Taste of Nostalgia: Part 1

⊰ 3 ⊱ My Brother's Sacrifice: Part 2

⊰ 4 ⊱ Clinging onto Faith: Part 3

⊰ 4.5 ⊱ She Will Be Loved

⊰ 5 ⊱ Flicker of Doubt

⊰ 6 ⊱ Bound by Fate

⊰ 7 ⊱ Amidst a World of Darkness

⊰ 7.5 ⊱ Her Sacrifice

⊰ 8 ⊱ Come What May: Part 1

⊰ 9 ⊱ Till Death Do Us Part: Dart 2

⊰ 9.5 ⊱ Blood and Bullets

⊰ 10 ⊱ The Cost of Safety

⊰ 11 ⊱ My Surrender: Part 1

⊰ 12 ⊱ As Husband and Wife: Part 2

⊰ 12.5 ⊱ Weight of the Crown

⊰ 13 ⊱ Consequence of Doubt

⊰ 14 ⊱ The Variable of My Existence

⊰ 15 ⊱ A Heartbeat Away

⊰ 16 ⊱ Between the Lines

⊰ 16.5 ⊱ Gathering Clouds

⊰ 17 ⊱ When the Door Locks

⊰ 18 ⊱ The Taste of Loss

⊰ 19 ⊱ Burden of Silence

⊰ 20 ⊱ A Room Full of Lies

⊰ 20.5 ⊱ In the Wake of a Monster

⊰ 21 ⊱ Fragments of Us

⊰ 21.5 | 1 ⊱ Love Isn't Enough: Part 1

⊰ 21.5 | 2 ⊱ All That I Am: Part 2

⊰ 22 ⊱ By His Side

S3 ⊰ 1 ⊱ The Price of Family: Part 1

⊰ 2 ⊱ The Price of Loyalty: Part 2

⊰ 3 ⊱ The Lies We Tell

⊰ 4 ⊱ Chocolate and Confessions

⊰ 5 ⊱ Unraveling Before Him: Part 1

⊰ 6 ⊱ Home: Part 2

⊰ 6.5 ⊱ Weapon of War

⊰ 7 ⊱ A Dangerous Game

⊰ 8 ⊱ More Than Calculations

⊰ 9 ⊱ Damned in Black and White

⊰ 10 ⊱ The Price of Protection

⊰ 11 ⊱ Immunity in Ink

⊰ 12 ⊱ Drowning in Silence

⊰ 13 ⊱ Silence Between Heartbeats

⊰ 13.5 ⊱ Hour of Reckoning

⊰ 14 ⊱ Ashes of a Dream

⊰ 14.5 | 1 ⊱ Last of My Mercy: Part 1

⊰ 14.5 | 2 ⊱ The Devil We Know: Part 2

⊰ 15 ⊱ Unbreakable

⊰ 15.5 ⊱ Desperate Measures

⊰ 16 ⊱ Love Tainted by Violence: Part 1

⊰ 17 ⊱ My Refuge: Part 2

⊰ 17.5 ⊱ Playing With Fire

⊰ 18 ⊱ When Love Hurts

⊰ 19 ⊱ A Promise for Tomorrow

⊰ 20 ⊱ When Worlds Collide

⊰ 20.5 | 1 ⊱ Heart of Fear: Part 1

⊰ 20.5 | 2 ⊱ Blood Debt: Part 2

⊰ 20.5 | 3 ⊱ My Salvation: Part 3

⊰ 21 ⊱ Love That Endures

⊰ 22 ⊱ Fractured Family Portrait

⊰ 23 ⊱ Happy, Happy Birthday

⊰ 24 ⊱ Whispers of Doubt

⊰ 24.5 | 1 ⊱ The Truth She Holds

⊰ 24.5 | 2 ⊱ Shelter

⊰ 25 ⊱ A Stolen Moment

⊰ 26 ⊱ Love's Fragile Thread

⊰ 26.5 ⊱ The Hunt Begins

⊰ 27 ⊱ A Day Like Any Other: Part 1

⊰ 28 ⊱ The Devil's Game: Part 2

⊰ 28.5 ⊱ House of Cards

⊰ 29 ⊱ In His Arms: Part 3

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⊰ 13 ⊱ Silence Between Heartbeats

I sit at the edge of the bed, my fingers twisting anxiously in my lap as I stare at the closed bathroom door. The sound of the shower running echoes in the room, a steady patter of water against tile that does little to soothe the anxiety churning inside me.

It’s Friday afternoon, and like clockwor...