Chapter 63: Luke
The sun blazed over the sprawling complex of Hale Performance Industries, its light glinting off the sleek frames of high-performance cars lined up like obedient soldiers in the hangar. Mechanics bustled around, tools clinking, data screens flashing, and the faint hum of engines reverberating throug...
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Chapters
1. Chapter One: Fractured Glass
2. Chapter 2 - Work for me
3. Chapter 3 - Where are you?
4. Chapter 4: Fury and Fragility
5. Chapter 5: Fragile Steps
6. Chapter 6: A Taste of Warmth
7. Chapter 7: Shadows and Sunlight
8. Chapter 8: Beneath the Armor
9. Chapter 9: Breaking the Loop
10. Chapter 10: Protecting the Fire
11. Chapter 11: She was taken
12. Chapter 12: Fragile Walls
13. Chapter 13: Truths and Shadows
14. Chapter 14: Pads. With wings. Like a plane
15. Chapter 15: CHOCOLATE WITH HAZELNUTS – Mandatory Snack
16. Chapter 16: Mozart with a keyboard
17. Chapter 17 - Seraphina Cross
18. Chapter 18: Mr. Tokyo Drift
19. Chapter 19: Hey, lovebirds!
20. Chapter 20: Santa Claus, probably.
21. Chapter 21: Operation Graduation Glam
22. Chapter 22: A ring
23. Chapter 23: Stay with me
24. Chapter 24: I’m here, Sera.
25. Chapter 25: I’ve got you, Sera.
26. Chapter 26: Chocolate, an entire bakery, a new planet
27. Chapter 27: Her DNA
28. Chapter 28: Resting is… boring
29. Chapter 29: Show me I’m not broken
30. Chapter 30: Sera’s kryptonite
31. Chapter 31: Tokyo?
32. Chapter 32: Aegis
33. Chapter 33: A key hidden in plain sight
34. Chapter 34: Alpha-9-Charlie-Delta-7
35. Chapter 35: It’s… here
36. Chapter 36: Easy as pie
37. Chapter 37: The plan
38. Chapter 38: Too late
39. Chapter 39: How is she?
40. Chapter 40: You promised me, Sera.
41. Chapter 41: Sleeping
42. Chapter 42: I need you, Sera
43. Chapter 43: Took you long enough, genius girl
44. Chapter 44: Safe
45. Chapter 45: It’s okay to break
46. Chapter 46: I’ve got you, sweetheart.
47. Chapter 47: Recovery
48. Chapter 48: Valentine's Day
49. Chapter 49: One step. Then another.
50. Chapter 50: Happy birthday
51. Chapter 51: Strange? Us? Never.
52. Chapter 52: Let's see if your magic works
53. Chapter 53: Luke’s record
54. Chapter 54: Sera
55. Chapter 55: You’re building something here
56. Chapter 56: A doctor?
57. Chapter 57: Strategic matchmaking
58. Chapter 58: I think I’ve hit the jackpot
59. Chapter 59: Do you snore?
60. Chapter 60: It’s a trap
61. Chapter 61: Genius Hacker… and Bond Villain
62. Chapter 62: Absolutely terrifying. And brilliant.
63. Chapter 63: Luke
64. Chapter 64: A wolf pretending to be a sheep
65. Chapter 65: You’re scheming something, aren’t you?
66. Chapter 66: The doctor stare?
67. Chapter 67: Why are you all quiet?
68. Chapter 68: The sea
69. Chapter 69: Your Hacker Highness
70. Chapter 70: Fancy lingerie, Cross?
71. Chapter 71: Always. In all ways.
72. Chapter 72: Penny for your thoughts?
73. Chapter 73: My socks travel in pairs.
74. Chapter 74: Big brains need big energy
75. Chapter 75: Silent, invisible, and deadly.
76. Chapter 76: Specter
77. Chapter 77: You’re building a guardian. One that fights back.
78. Chapter 78: A legacy
79. Chapter 79: A shield. And, if necessary, a sword.
80. Chapter 80: It’s like the car has a mind of its own.
81. Chapter 81: We see you.
82. Chapter 82: They are coming
83. Chapter 83: There’s a pattern.
84. Chapter 84: Good luck, Seraphina. You’ll need it.
85. Chapter 85: Specter’s down.
86. Chapter 86: Priority.
87. Chapter 87: Preparing for battle
88. Chapter 88: A Game of Shadows
89. Chapter 89: This is just the beginning.
90. Chapter 90: What’s life without a little risk?
91. Chapter 91: You don’t caramelize garlic!
92. Chapter 92: Threat detected: High Priority.
93. Chapter 93: And now?
94. Chapter 94: We don’t give up on family.
95. Chapter 95: Specter Goes Live
96. Chapter 96: Unexpected Allies
97. Chapter 97: It’s full-scale cyber warfare.
98. Chapter 98: Eliminate the target
99. Chapter 99: Who are you?
100. Chapter 100: A Dangerous Alliance
101. Chapter 101: Fantastic.
102. Chapter 102: Oh, come on, Doc. You love the adrenaline.
103. Chapter 103: You picked the wrong family.
104. Chapter 104: Elena Cross
105. Chapter 105: Power. Control. Her mind.
106. Chapter 106: Tomorrow would change everything.
107. Chapter 107: We’ve never turned back, Damon.
108. Chapter 108: Oh, I like you, Hale.
109. Chapter 109: So what are you proposing?
110. Chapter 110: What do we do now?
111. Chapter 111: The Hunt Begins
112. Chapter 112: We’re the ones trying to keep you alive.
113. Chapter 113: Volkov
114. Chapter 114: That’s my Damon.
115. Chapter 115: RUN.
116. Chapter 116: I love technology.
117. Chapter 117: Move. Now.
118. Chapter 118: Hack the impossible.
119. Chapter 119: A flicker. A pulse.
120. Chapter 120: BOOM.
121. Chapter 121: Looks like we’re going to France.
122. Chapter 122: I was born ready.
123. Chapter 123: A demonstration.
124. Chapter 124: READY TO PLAY?
125. Chapter 125: LET’S SEE WHO SURVIVES.
126. Chapter 126: All of you.
127. Chapter 127: Sounds like a Tuesday.
128. Chapter 128: Bingo.
129. Chapter 129: Vienna.
130. Chapter 130: We need a new plan.
131. Chapter 131: That’s dramatic.
132. Chapter 132: You’re kidding me.
133. Chapter 133: It’s in your head, Seraphina.
134. Chapter 134: Oh, shit
135. Chapter 135: A Game of Queens
136. Chapter 136: That’s my girl.
137. Chapter 137: A Secret Too Heavy to Share
138. Chapter 138: Remind me never to piss you off.
139. Chapter 139: The Apex Initiative
140. Chapter 140: Did we create a monster?
141. Chapter 141: New life
142. Chapter 142: I hate you.
143. Chapter 143: Don’t tell anyone. It’ll ruin my reputation.
144. Chapter 144: You sound like a cooking show.
145. Chapter 145: Moral support.
146. Chapter 146: Chaos, Coffee, and Uninvited Guests
147. Chapter 147: Zayn and Tessa?
148. Chapter 148: That’s what I love about you.
149. Chapter 149: You taking bets?
150. Chapter 150: Wedding Plans
151. Chapter 151: So about the cake…
152. Chapter 152: A home. A wedding. A future. All of it.
153. Chapter 153: I’m doomed.
154. Chapter 154: This is what we’ve become? A social club?
155. Chapter 155: A ring
156. Chapter 156: Marry me, Doc.
157. Chapter 157: This was real.
158. Chapter 158: I don’t care about cake.
159. Chapter 159: Tell me you regret it.
160. Chapter 160: Mad? No. Annoyed? Absolutely.
161. Chapter 161: Define ‘drunk.
162. Chapter 162: Always in all ways.
163. Chapter 163: Make me
164. Chapter 164: So… wanna talk about it?
165. Chapter 165: She's missing
166. Chapter 166: I don’t even want to ask.
167. Chapter 167: That was disgustingly romantic.
168. Chapter 168: Protect her.
169. Chapter 169: Took you long enough.
170. Chapter 170: Are we really doing this?
171. Chapter 171: You snore.
172. Chapter 172: Do you want this, Sera?
173. Chapter 173: Pregnant.
174. Chapter 174: You’re impossible
175. Chapter 175: Oops.
176. Chapter 176: You’re sure?
177. Chapter 177: Do you actually think you could walk away?
178. Chapter 178: I put a baby in you.
179. Chapter 179: You’re cute when you’re mad.
180. Chapter 180: Saved by the idiot
181. Chapter 181: I am so screwed.
182. Chapter 182: You’re screwed, you know that?
183. Chapter 183: So, you gonna tell her?
184. Chapter 184: Rare exception
185. Chapter 185: You ready for the next step?
186. Chapter 186: I never thought I’d see the day
187. Chapter 187: Elena Steel
188. Chapter 188: This is going to be a nightmare.
189. Chapter 189: Damn, I love you
190. Chapter 190: My money’s on Elena.
191. Chapter 191: If this was a movie, they’d have kissed by now.
192. Chapter 192: You think they’ll last a week before something explodes?
193. Chapter 193: I should’ve brought popcorn
194. Chapter 194: You just can’t help yourself, can you?
195. Chapter 195: Plot twist.
196. Chapter 196: Smart woman
197. Chapter 197: A file with Dominic’s name on it.
198. Chapter 198: Give them a minute. Maybe two.
199. Chapter 199: You think we should help?
200. Chapter 200: At this point, it’s a reality show.
201. Chapter 201: You put a ring on my finger while I was asleep?
202. Chapter 202: Marry me.
203. Chapter 203: Best damn idea I’ve ever had
204. Chapter 204: A Wedding None of Them Saw Coming
205. Chapter 205: It was going to be one hell of a wedding.
206. Chapter 206: The Wedding of the Century
207. Chapter 207: Replaying the Madness
208. Chapter 208: The Great Nursery War
209. Chapter 209: My water broke
210. Chapter 210: That’s how babies work, Carter.
211. Chapter 211: Always. In all ways.
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