Chapter 153 The Only Gift He Wanted
Ethan's thirtieth birthday arrived without fanfare. The celebration, however, was anything but understated—a lavish affair at the Beverly Hills Hotel that drew power players from across the country.
Industry titans, tech moguls, real estate developers, and old money heirs—anyone with even a tenuous...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 His City, My Fear
2. Chapter 2 The Devil Walks In
3. Chapter 3 You're So Cruel, Olivia
4. Chapter 4 When the Hunter Found Me
5. Chapter 5 When Nothing Works
6. Chapter 6 The Shadow in the West Wing
7. Chapter 7 The Cat's Bargain
8. Chapter 8 The Breakfast Invitation
9. Chapter 9 When He Touched Me
10. Chapter 10 When Blake Left
11. Chapter 11 I Think He Likes You
12. Chapter 12 Break up with Blake. Be Mine
13. Chapter 13 Bite Him
14. Chapter 14 I Haven't Even Started
15. Chapter 15 I Want You Now
16. Chapter 16 When Time Runs Out
17. Chapter 17 Two Weeks Off
18. Chapter 18 Me or Blake?
19. Chapter 19 Love at First Sight
20. Chapter 20 The Ice Man Melts
21. Chapter 21 Whispers Behind My Back
22. Chapter 22 The Darling Strategy
23. Chapter 23 Size Matters
24. Chapter 24 This is How I Relax
25. Chapter 25 She's With Me
26. Chapter 26 Save Your Voice
27. Chapter 27 I'll Make You Love Me
28. Chapter 28 Small Town
29. Chapter 29 Lie to Me
30. Chapter 30 Stamina Tea
31. Chapter 31 Carry Me First
32. Chapter 32 I Don't Want You to Suffer
33. Chapter 33 Heartbeats Don't Lie
34. Chapter 34 Blake in the Shadows
35. Chapter 35 Don't Provoke Me
36. Chapter 36 You're Pathetic
37. Chapter 37 Don't Hang Up On Me
38. Chapter 38 Bathroom Benefits
39. Chapter 39 You Only Have Me
40. Chapter 40 Meet the Mother
41. Chapter 41 You Are Too Small
42. Chapter 42 Morning Interruptions
43. Chapter 43 Call Her Family
44. Chapter 44 Playing the Part
45. Chapter 45 Can You Do Squats
46. Chapter 46 You Ask For It
47. Chapter 47 Let's Just Break Up
48. Chapter 48 Baby, Am I Pregnant?
49. Chapter 49 Forever? Not So Fast
50. Chapter 50 Touch Her, Disappear
51. Chapter 51 Why Am I Missing Ethan?
52. Chapter 52 I'm Coming, Liv
53. Chapter 53 Don't Call Me Again
54. Chapter 54 Let's End This
55. Chapter 55 The Black Card Goodbye
56. Chapter 56 Not Even A Word
57. Chapter 57 In His Arms Again
58. Chapter 58 I Decide
59. Chapter 59 Drugged Waters
60. Chapter 60 So That's Why He Chose Me
61. Chapter 61 One Year Down
62. Chapter 62 A Message in Blood
63. Chapter 63 Bring Me Along
64. Chapter 64 His Bloody Warning
65. Chapter 65 Playing Along
66. Chapter 66 Betting Against Family
67. Chapter 67 Will You Leave Him
68. Chapter 68 I Lost
69. Chapter 69 Bad Timing
70. Chapter 70 Who Are You to Talk About Love?
71. Chapter 71 You're Coming With Me
72. Chapter 72 She's My Girlfriend
73. Chapter 73 Want To Leave With Blake?
74. Chapter 74 Why Did You Choose Me?
75. Chapter 75 What Should I Do About Him?
76. Chapter 76 Give Me Your Heart
77. Chapter 77 Can I Escape Him?
78. Chapter 78 Shots Fired
79. Chapter 79 Drugged
80. Chapter 80 Surrounded
81. Chapter 81 So Desperate to Leave Me?
82. Chapter 82 Strategic Submission
83. Chapter 83 Kneeling for Olivia
84. Chapter 84 Wounded, Not Stopped
85. Chapter 85 He is My Boyfriend
86. Chapter 86 Behind My Back
87. Chapter 87 Eyes on Me
88. Chapter 88 Enough Is Enough
89. Chapter 89 Can't Outrun Power
90. Chapter 90 The Timer Starts Now
91. Chapter 91 Empty Promises
92. Chapter 92 Olivia, You Are Free
93. Chapter 93 Yes, I've Fallen for Him
94. Chapter 94 No Tears? Yeah, Right
95. Chapter 95 Bet Me a Baby
96. Chapter 96 Cracks in the Lie
97. Chapter 97 Bennett Can't Get It Up
98. Chapter 98 Getting Wild, Are We?
99. Chapter 99 Pick Your Poison
100. Chapter 100 I'll Go With You
101. Chapter 101 My Girl is Missing
102. Chapter 102 Want to Test If I'll Kill You?
103. Chapter 103 Shoot Your Ex
104. Chapter 104 Taken From Behind
105. Chapter 105 What Else Do You Want
106. Chapter 106 He Always Just Takes
107. Chapter 107 A Kick Below the Belt
108. Chapter 108 Tears Under Fireworks
109. Chapter 109 One Good Arm Is Enough
110. Chapter 110 I'll Make You Say It
111. Chapter 111 East Gate Surprise
112. Chapter 112 Ten Years Older Is Perfect
113. Chapter 113 Treat Her Like A Child
114. Chapter 114 Not Here, Ethan
115. Chapter 115 Payback Time
116. Chapter 116 Target Practice
117. Chapter 117 What Happens When You're Gone?
118. Chapter 118 I Have a Good Memory
119. Chapter 119 Ruined for Hot Dogs
120. Chapter 120 She's My Arranged Wife
121. Chapter 121 Like Father, Like Son?
122. Chapter 122 Didn't Agree Yet
123. Chapter 123 Could You Marry Me
124. Chapter 124 Let's Watch Together
125. Chapter 125 Have You Learned Yet?
126. Chapter 126 Who's Bigger?
127. Chapter 127 Alexander's Warning
128. Chapter 128 Eight Hours to Decide
129. Chapter 129 I Don't Want to Leave
130. Chapter 130 Fired for Love
131. Chapter 131 Thanksgiving Wreck
132. Chapter 132 Send Her Away?
133. Chapter 133 The Coin Flip Decision
134. Chapter 134 Not His Type
135. Chapter 135 Making Men the Bad Guys
136. Chapter 136 Christmas Eve, Interrupted
137. Chapter 137 Empty Toast
138. Chapter 138 Not Really His Home
139. Chapter 139 Nobody Told Me
140. Chapter 140 She's Nothing Special
141. Chapter 141 Trust Me, He's Not Coming
142. Chapter 142 Was He Going to Tell Me?
143. Chapter 143 The Taste of You
144. Chapter 143 The Taste of You
145. Chapter 145 I Will Never Marry Her
146. Chapter 146 Blocking the Signal
147. Chapter 147 The Harder They Resist
148. Chapter 148 Evening Workout
149. Chapter 149 Trending Love Story (Not)
150. Chapter 151 Is He For Real?
151. Chapter 151 Is He For Real?
152. Chapter 152 Should We Tell Her?
153. Chapter 153 The Only Gift He Wanted
154. Chapter 154 Just Another Labor Day
155. Chapter 155 I'm Only Afraid of Losing You
156. Chapter 156 Like He's Raising a Daughter
157. Chapter 157 You’ll Find Out Tonight
158. Chapter 158 First "I Love You"
159. Chapter 159 I Only Want Her
160. Chapter 160 No Harsh Words
161. Chapter 161 Unless I'm Dead
162. Chapter 162 Failed Escape
163. Chapter 163 The Final Card
164. Chapter 164 I Did It on Purpose
165. Chapter 165 He's Changed Too
166. Chapter 166 Did You Miss Me?
167. Chapter 167 That's His Kid
168. Chapter 168 Will She Mind?
169. Chapter 169 Red Roses, No Card
170. Chapter 170 Dead Husband
171. Chapter 171 Followed to the Hospital
172. Chapter 172 Jack is Yours
173. Chapter 173 No Pride Left
174. Chapter 174 He's Next Door
175. Chapter 175 Playing Poor
176. Chapter 176 Let's Talk Over Dinner
177. Chapter 177 Something Sweet
178. Chapter 178 Rush Hour Guardian
179. Chapter 179 He is Not a Stranger
180. Chapter 180 Ask the Kid
181. Chapter 181 Do You Hope So?
182. Chapter 182 Helen's Matchmaking
183. Chapter 183 I Love Kids
184. Chapter 184 No Love, No Hate
185. Chapter 185 A Lifetime Investment
186. Chapter 186 The Nine-Picture Panic
187. Chapter 187 Ruthless Criminal
188. Chapter 188 When They Both Showed Up
189. Chapter 189 Would You Have Kept It?
190. Chapter 190 He Took the Knife
191. Chapter 191 They Are So Fucking Broken
192. Chapter 192 Letting Go
193. Chapter 193 Burn the Past
194. Chapter 194 Gone
195. Chapter 195 I Forgive You
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