Chapter 103 Reluctant Refuge
Alex: POV
I stood outside Daniel's tent, frozen in indecision. The desert night had turned bitter cold, stars blinking down at me with maddening indifference.
Every few seconds, I'd take a half-step forward, then retreat, like some ridiculous dance of hesitation.
What the hell was I doing? Less t...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1Betrayal in Plain Sight, Revenge in Mind
2. Chapter 2 Echoes of the Past
3. Chapter 3 Unexpected Calls
4. Chapter 4 When Paths Cross Again
5. Chapter 5 Liquid Courage
6. Chapter 6 The Night We Crossed the Line
7. Chapter 7 Morning After Mistakes
8. Chapter 8 Unexpected Compensation
9. Chapter 9 Green Thumbs and Red Flags
10. Chapter 10 Uninvited Guest
11. Chapter 11 Golden Hour Confessions
12. Chapter 12 Boundaries and Misunderstandings
13. Chapter 13 Games People Play
14. Chapter 15 Bloom and Grow
15. Chapter 15 Bloom
16. Chapter 16 Family Dinner Drama
17. Chapter 17 Escape
18. Chapter 18 Finding Emma
19. Chapter 19 Distant Guardians
20. Chapter 20 Playing the Long Game
21. Chapter 21 Reinvention
22. Chapter 22 Of Friends and Flashbacks
23. Chapter 23 An Unexpected Knight
24. Chapter 24 Misunderstandings and Meals
25. Chapter 25 Misunderstandings and Mixed Signals
26. 26 Buried Feelings
27. Chapter 27 Erotic Dreams and Cold Reality
28. Chapter 28 Sustainable Stories
29. Chapter 29 Unwelcome Proposition
30. Chapter 30 The Rescue
31. Chapter 31 Unlocking the Heart
32. Chapter 32 Breaking Through
33. Chapter 33 The Negotiation Game
34. Chapter 34 Unexpected News
35. Chapter 35 Bitter Pills
36. Chapter 36 Making Deals, Meeting Demons
37. Chapter 37 Unwanted Reunions
38. Chapter 38 Launch Day Secrets
39. Chapter 39 Launch Day Secrets
40. Chapter 40 Lights, Camera, Launch
41. Chapter 41 Singing for Success
42. Chapter 42 Complicated Feelings
43. Chapter 43 An Unexpected Confrontation
44. Chapter 44 False Choices
45. Chapter 45 When It Rains, It Pours
46. Chapter 46 Finding Emma
47. Chapter 47 Race Against Time
48. Chapter 48 The Devil's Bargain
49. Chapter 49 Red Wire
50. Chapter 50 Hard Truths
51. Chapter 51 A Fresh Start
52. Chapter 52 Day of Reckoning
53. Chapter 53 The Grand Unveiling
54. Chapter 54 Secrets Revealed
55. Chapter 55: The Truth Between Us
56. Chapter 56 Let's Get the License
57. Chapter 57 Paperwork and Promises
58. Chapter 57 Princess Carry
59. Chapter 59 Sober Schemes and Stolen Kisses
60. Chapter 60 Rekindled Flames
61. Chapter 61 Morning After Shadows
62. Chapter 62 The Storm Breaks
63. Chapter 63 Media Wars
64. Chapter 64 The Girlfriends' "Little Payback"
65. Chapter 65 Dance Lessons
66. Chapter 66 Dance Lessons
67. Chapter 67 Dance Partners
68. Chapter 68 Caught in the Act
69. Chapter 69 Dancing Around the Truth
70. Chapter 70 Moving Forward Together
71. Chapter 71 Morning Surprises
72. Chapter 72 Meeting the Parents
73. Chapter 73 More Than Convenience
74. Chapter 74 Garden Therapy
75. Chapter 75 Unexpected Surprises
76. Chapter 76 Intimate Boundaries
77. Chapter 77 Returning to Reality
78. Chapter 78 Unexpected Fall
79. Chapter 79 Frantic Calls and Hospital Halls
80. Chapter 80 Confrontation and Vows
81. Chapter 81 Waking Up
82. Chapter 82 A Garden of Love
83. Chapter 83 Unexpected Encounter
84. Chapter 84 The Trouble with Friends
85. Chapter 85 Shadows of the Past
86. Chapter 86 Taking the Lead
87. Chapter 87 Rose Paradise
88. Chapter 88 In This Garden of Love
89. Chapter 89 Preparations
90. Chapter 90 The Perfect Day
91. Chapter 91 The Confession
92. Chapter 92 Substitutes
93. Chapter 93 Escape Plan
94. Chapter 94 Desert Escape
95. Chapter 95 Desert Nights
96. Chapter 96 Desert Revelations
97. Chapter 97 Resolution
98. Chapter 98 Unexpected Encounter
99. Chapter 99 Unexpected Arrival
100. Chapter 101 Friends Again
101. Chapter 101 Desert Confrontation
102. Chapter 102 No One Touches You But Me
103. Chapter 103 Reluctant Refuge
104. Chapter 104 Desert Transformation
105. Chapter 105 Desert Storm
106. Chapter 106 Storm Shelter
107. Chapter 107 Desert Sunrise
108. Chapter 108 Campfire Confessions
109. Chapter 109 Desires Unleashed
110. Chapter 110 Morning After
111. Chapter 111 The Pursuit
112. Chapter 112 The Aftermath
113. Chapter 113 Breaking Point
114. Chapter 114 Wet Dreams and Revelations
115. Chapter 115 Unwanted Dreams
116. Chapter 116 The Village Standoff
117. Chapter 117 Finding Common Ground
118. Chapter 118 A Restless Night
119. Chapter 119 Suspicions
120. Chapter 120 The Pressure Points
121. Chapter 121 The Turning Tide
122. Chapter 122 A Village Transformed
123. Chapter 123 Seeking Clarity
124. Chapter 124 Temptation in the Shadows
125. Chapter 125 The Test
126. Chapter 126 Self-Discovery
127. Chapter 127 Jealousy Unmasked
128. Chapter 128 Unexpected Reunion
129. Chapter 129 Caught Red-Handed
130. Chapter 130 Angles of Acceptance
131. Chapter 131 Drive Me Crazy
132. Chapter 132 The Confession
133. Chapter 133 New Beginnings
134. Chapter 134 A Mother's Heart
135. Chapter 135 Back to Work
136. Chapter 136 Broken Glass
137. Chapter 137 Facing the Truth
138. Chapter 138 Charlotte's Proposal
139. Chapter 139 Unveiling the Truth
140. Chapter 140 Bodyguard
141. Chapter 141 Unexpected Protection
142. Chapter 142 Awkward Beginnings
143. Chapter 143 Dangerous Pursuit
144. Chapter 144 The Truth About My Mother
145. Chapter 145 The Boardroom Confrontation
146. Chapter 146 Storming the Manor
147. Chapter 147 Taking Back Control
148. Chapter 148 David's Downfall
149. Chapter 149 Power Play
150. Chapter The Transparency Gambit
151. Chapter 151 Collision Course
152. Chapter 152 Pretend Girlfriend
153. Chapter 153 Unexpected Intimacy
154. Chapter 154 Unexpected Vulnerability
155. Chapter 155 Boundaries Blurred
156. Chapter 156 Facing the Past
157. Chapter 157 The Twin Revelation？
158. Chapter 158 The Truth Beneath the Mask
159. 159 The Surgical Deception
160. Chapter 160 The Storm Breaks
161. Chapter 161 The Truth Unveiled
162. Chapter 162 Face of Deception
163. Chapter 163 The Confession
164. Chapter 164 The Final Reckoning
165. Chapter 165 Awakening
166. Chapter 166 The Knight's Promise
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