The Standoff
Addicus stormed through the mansion, his men fanning out like wolves. The air was thick with cigarette smoke and the tang of gunpowder, flickering lights casting jagged shadows. “You two, that way,” he barked, pointing. “The rest, with me.” His gun gleamed in his left hand, his good hand, rage fueli...
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Chapters
1. Prologue: A Painful Past
2. A Painful Past II: Nightmare
3. A Painful Past: Good Offer
4. A Painful Past: Done Deed
5. Story Continues
6. Memory Lane
7. Peter's Story I
8. Peter's Story II
9. 18
10. Ripe
11. First Time I
12. First Time II 
13. Sisters Reunited
14. Error In Judgment
15. Truth Gets Out
16. Broken Apart
17. Hide Me, Martha
18. Running Begins
19. Saving Lily
20. Running Continues
21. Trained
22. Guardian Angel
23. New Family
24. The Road To Boulder
25. A Day With Ethan
26. In And Out The City
27. Sexy, Can I?
28. New Friend
29. Paint Goddess
30. Canvas
31. Fear On The Surface
32. Peter's Day Outside
33. Fear On The Surface II
34. Almost, Just Almost
35. More Foredooming
36. Birthday Girl
37. A Night At The Palace
38. Anxiety Reaches
39. Learn To Let Go
40. Next Step
41. Dinner
42. Things Are Looking Up
43. More Incoming
44. Gotcha I
45. Gotcha II
46. Found Ya
47. Escape The Clutches
48. Bunk Mates
49. Peter's War Days
50. Frypan Medic
51. Confrontation
52. She Runs Again I
53. She Runs Again II
54. Heart Wide Open
55. Panic Lingers
56. Truth Sayer
57. Island Ride
58. Predator
59. Prey
60. Snared Up
61. One Last Run
62. Training
63. Sex In The Bunker
64. Dangerous Plan
65. Air Smugglers
66. Soldier Bros
67. Sniper On The Run
68. Snare Of The Lion
69. Abducted Best
70. The Search Begins
71. The Search Begins II
72. Search Continues
73. Escaping Chira
74. Let's Slide
75. Is The Running Over?
76. Out Of Ideas
77. Man Down
78. Fire For Fire
79. Equal Reaction
80. New Day
81. Good Deed
82. The Plot Thickens
83. Truce And Terms
84. Any Means Necessary
85. Evil Men
86. Hammer Time
87. A New Beginning
88. It Wasn't Always Like This
89. Onwards
90. Guilty Last Night
91. Moving On
92. Another Proposal
93. Back To Default
94. Lost Shipment
95. Diabolical
96. Who Let The Doug Out?
97. Right In Time
98. Irrational Doug
99. Poke The Lion
100. Wedding Fever
101. Wedding Day
102. Sabotage
103. Where Is My Wife?
104. Wake Up
105. With The Undertaker
106. Detecting The Trail
107. Build Up
108. Run Away, Peter
109. And... She's Running
110. Weeping For Sharon
111. Epic Chase
112. Shadows That Hunt
113. Prices And Punishments
114. Ghosts Of Power
115. Traps And Tears
116. Bargains In The Dark
117. Fevered Memories
118. Chains Of The Past
119. Broken Bonds
120. Whispers Of Betrayal
121. Plans In Motion
122. A New Man's Wrath
123. Deals Under The Desks
124. Fists And Plans
125. The Lion's Hunt
126. Into The Lion's Den
127. The Lion's Return
128. Flashback
129. Twists Of Fates
130. The Standoff
131. Death Bringer
132. The Chase Begins
133. Through The Forest
134. Rainy Day
135. Tracks In The Storm
136. Past Love
137. Hearts And Hunters
138. A Heart's Betrayal
139. Shattered Bonds
140. Trails And Tension
141. Edge Of Defiance
142. Fall Of A Monster
143. Love Is Real
144. Shadows Of Justice
145. New Beginnings, Old Shadows
146. A Victory Born
147. Reunions Plentiful
148. Epilogue
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