Chapter 21 Elena's Story
I found her in the rose garden on a Thursday morning.
Not by accident. Elena didn't do anything by accident. She was deadheading the roses with the focused attention of someone who had decided to be in a specific place at a specific time and was simply waiting for the other person to arrive.
I had...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Wrong Place
2. Chapter 2 The Black Car
3. Chapter 3 The Estate
4. Chapter 4 First Morning
5. Chapter 5 Rules of the House
6. Chapter 6 Nico
7. Chapter 7 The Man Behind The Monster 
8. Chapter 8 Dinner for Two
9. Chapter 9 The Call Home
10. Chapter 10 Sophia
11. Chapter 11 Cracks
12. Chapter 12 The Nightmare
13. Chapter 13 Marco
14. Chapter 14 The First Fight
15. Chapter 15 Storm
16. Chapter 16 Viktor's Shadow
17. Chapter 17 Marco's Game
18. Chapter 18 The Escape Attempt
19. Chapter 19 The Truth
20. Chapter 20 Closer
21. Chapter 21 Elena's Story
22. Chapter 22 Giulia
23. Chapter 23 Viktor Moves
24. Chapter 24 He Returns
25. Chapter 25 The Snap
26. Chapter 26 Morning After
27. Chapter 27 Possession
28. Chapter 28 Sophia Returns
29. Chapter 29 Viktor's Real Play
30. Chapter 30 The Betrayal
31. Chapter 31 No Pretense
32. Chapter 32 The Dinner Party
33. Chapter 33 Rafael
34. Chapter 34 Almost
35. Chapter 35 The Key
36. Chapter 36 The Secret About Carlo
37. Chapter 37 The Truth About Carlo
38. Chapter 38 Three Days of Ice
39. Chapter 39 The Apology
40. Chapter 40 Viktor Escalates
41. Chapter 41 The Safe House
42. Chapter 42 Domestic
43. Chapter 43 The Shore
44. Chapter 44 Choosing
45. Chapter 45 Morning at the Sea
46. Chapter 46 Back to Reality
47. Chapter 47 Sophia's Move
48. Chapter 48 The Jealousy
49. Chapter 49 The Confrontation
50. Chapter 50 The Threat Letter
51. Chapter 51 Sophia Exposed
52. Chapter 52 Viktor's Real Plan
53. Chapter 53 "I'm Afraid"
54. Chapter 54 Building the Coalition
55. Chapter 55 The Night Before
56. Chapter 56 The Wait
57. Chapter 57 He Comes Back
58. Chapter 58 Marco Sees It
59. Chapter 59 Fear of Softness
60. Chapter 60 Elena's Truth
61. Chapter 61 The Real Argument
62. Chapter 62 Giulia
63. Chapter 63 Surrender
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