Chapter Forty One - After leaving the Penthouse
The city lights blurred past the car windows as we drove away from the penthouse, the roar of traffic and distant sirens a faint echo beneath the pounding of my own heartbeat. My hands trembled slightly, gripping my knees, though I tried to force them still. I wasn’t sure if it was fear, adrenaline,...
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Chapters
1. Prologue - Before the Debt Comes Due
2. Chapter one - The Debt
3. Chapter Two - Under His Roof
4. Chapter Three - The Man Who Doesn't Flinch
5. Chapter Four - The Caged Bird 
6. Chapter Five - The Dinner Test
7. Chapter Six - The After Dinner
8. Chapter Seven - The Edge of Control
9. Chapter Eight - Fractured Calm
10. Chapter Nine - Lines of Fire
11. Chapter Ten - The Weight of Fire
12. Chapter Eleven - A Kingdom of Shadows
13. Chapter Twelve - The Control Room
14. Chapter Thirteen - Publicity Challenges
15. Chapter Fourteen A - Stormwater and Control
16. Chapter Fifteen - The Collar Made of Stars
17. Chapter Sixteen - The Warning in the Smoke
18. Chapter Seventeen - The Price of Survival
19. Chapter Eighteen - Aftermath & Collision
20. Chapter Eighteen A - The Quiet Between Us
21. Chapter Nineteen - Secrets And Shadows
22. Chapter Twenty - Glass and Fire
23. Chapter Twenty One - The First Attemt
24. Chapter Twenty Two - The Fallout
25. Chapter Twenty Three - The Lockdown
26. Chapter Twenty Four - Splintered at the Edges
27. Chapter Twenty Five - The Cracks Beneath the Calm
28. Chapter Twenty Six - Pulling the Trigger
29. Chapter Twenty Seven - The distance Between Us
30. Chapter Twenty Eight - Emotional Connection
31. Chapter Twenty Eight A - Fade to Black
32. Chapter Twenty Nine - The Streets Bleeds
33. Chapter Thirty - The Girl With The Gun
34. Chapter Thirty One - Reputation of a Firestorm
35. Chapter Thirty Two - Family Fallout ( Romano Estate )
36. Chapter Thirty Three - The Line in the Marble
37. Chapter Thirty Four - Fire in the Blood
38. Chapter Thirty Four A - The Weight of a Name
39. Chapter Thirty Five - The Weight of a Promise
40. Chapter Thirty Six - The House He Never Wanted to See
41. Chapter Thirty Seven - The Heat After the Storm
42. Chapter Thirty Eight - Heat, Interrupted
43. Chapter Thirty Nine - The One Who Lived
44. Chapter Forty - After the Penthouse Interrogation
45. Chapter Forty One - After leaving the Penthouse
46. Chapter Forty Two- Bruised Edges, Burning Hearts
47. Chapter Forty Three - Fractures in the Quiet
48. Chapter Forty Four - The Distance Between Us Hurts
49. Chapter Forty Five - The Breaking Point
50. Chapter Forty Six - Between the Attack & Interrogation
51. Chapter Forty Seven - The Interrogation
52. Chapter Forty Eight - Breakout
53. Chapter Forty Nine - The Line She Crosses
54. Chapter Fifty - Chosen Which Side
55. Chapter Fifty One - The House Before the Crown
56. Chapter Fifty Two- Loyalty is a Language
57. Chapter Fifty Three - The Shape of a Knife
58. Chapter Fifty Three A - Thorned Gifts
59. Chapter Fifty Four - Ashes and Blood
60. Chapter Fifty Five - Lines of Fire
61. Chapter Fifty Six - The Cost of Standing
62. Chapter Fifty Seven - Fault Lines
63. Chapter Fifty Eight - Backstory ( Canon )
64. Chapter Fifty Nine - No Oaths, No Blood
65. Chapter Sixty - Centrality
66. Chapter Sixty One - He can't leave this ReSolved
67. Chapter Sixty Two - Wasn't War Yet!
68. Chapter Sixty Three - First Strike
69. Chapter Sixty Four - When Want Isn't Enough
70. Chapter Sixty Five - The First Cut Is Quiet
71. Chapter Sixty Six - Pressure Points
72. Chapter Sixty Seven - Fault Lines
73. Chapter Sixty Eight - Inference
74. Chapter Sixty Nine - Threshold
75. Chapter Seventy - Irreversible
76. Chapter Seventy One-
77. Chapter Seventy Two - Fathers manipulation
78. Chapter Seventy Three- Concerns
79. Chapter Seventy Eight - Blood and the Crown
80. Chapter Seventy Nine- Ashes of Coronation
81. Chapter Eighty - The Quiet Between Battles
82. Chapter Eighty one - The Weight of the Crown
83. Chapter Eighty Two - Fire in the Streets
84. Chapter Eighty Three - The Manifest
85. Chapter Eighty Four - Fire in the Veins
86. Chapter Eighty Five - The Distance Between Fire
87. Chapter Eighty Six - The Cost of Staying Alive
88. Chapter Eighty Seven - The Quiet Between Storms
89. Chapter Eighty Eight - The Breaking Point
90. Chapter Eighty Nine- The Gathering Storm
91. Chapter Ninty - The Midnight Fire
92. Chapter Ninty One - Wounded
93. Chapter Ninty Two - Obligation
94. Chapter Ninty Three - Recovering
95. Chapter Ninty Four - Blood in the Water
96. Chapter Ninty Five - Ghost Lines
97. Chapter Ninty Six - The Invitation
98. Chapter Ninty Seven - The Devil's Bargain
99. Chapter Ninty Eight - Teeth in the Dark
100. Chapter Ninty Nine- Lines in the Sand
101. Chapter One Hundred - Edge of the Pit
102. Chapter One Hundred and One - Ashes Between Us
103. Chapter One Hundred and Two- The Weight of Morning
104. Chapter One Hundred and Three - Quiet Wars
105. Chapter One Hundred and Four - Blood in the Alley
106. Chapter One Hundred and Five - Smoke and Silence
107. Chapter One Hundred and Six - The Wolves at the Gate
108. Chapter One Hundred and Seven - Bloodlines and Betrayal
109. Chapter One Hundred and Eight - Into the Serpent's Den
110. Chapter One Hundred and Nine - The Shadow Between Moves
111. Chapter One Hundred Ten - The Fall back
112. Chapter One Hundred Eleven - The Blood Bath
113. Chapter One Hundred and Twelve - After the Serpent Falls
114. Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen - The Weight of Crowns
115. Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen - The Whisper Beneath
116. Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen - A Breath Before the Storm
117. Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen - Splinters in the Crown
118. Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen - A Moment That Isn't Forever
119. Chapter One Hundred and Eighteen - Cracks in the Crown
120. Chapter One Hundred and Nineteen - Like Blade
121. Chapter One Hundred and Twenty - The Fire Line
122. Chapter One Hundred Twenty One - Wolves Don't Beg
123. Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Two- Violence
124. Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Three - Ashes Don't Lie
125. Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Four - When Fire Walks
126. Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Five - Wolves in the Yard
127. Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Six - Ashes Don't Sleep
128. Chapter One Hundred Twenty Seven - Smoke and Shadows
129. Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Eight - City of Silence
130. Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Nine - Voices
131. Chapter One Hundred and Thirty - Blind Spots
132. Chapter One Hundred and Thirty One- Purposing
133. Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Two - The Storm Within
134. Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Three - The Quiet Between the Storms
135. Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Four - Ghosts Don't Sleep
136. Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Five - Price Tag
137. Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Six - My Call
138. Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Seven - The Envelope
139. Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Eight - Ghosts
140. Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Nine - The Lantern
141. Chapter One Hundred and Forty - Extraction
142. Chapter One Hundred and Forty One - The Price of Shadows
143. Chapter One Hundred and Forty Two - Echoes of the Trap
144. Chapter One Hundred and Forty Three - Shadows At Arcadia
145. Chapter One Hundred and Forty Four - Transfer
146. Chapter One Hundred and Forty Five - Council
147. Chapter One Hundred and Forty Six - Arcadia
148. Chapter One Hundred and Forty Seven - Brother's
149. Chapter One Hundred and Forty Eight - Gunpowder
150. Chapter One Hundred and Forty Nine - King of Spades
151. Chapter One Hundred and Fifty - Between Shadows and Skin
152. Chapter One Hundred and Fifty One - Beneath the Storm's Skin
153. Chapter One Hundred and Fifty Two - The Road Ahead
154. Chapter One Hundred and Fifty Three- Epilogue
155. Book Directory
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