Chapter Fifty Three A - Thorned Gifts
The roses arrived at noon.
They came in an arrangement too perfect to be accidental, deep red blooms cut short and packed tight, lush to the point of decadence. No card. No signature. Just a delivery confirmation stamped with a florist Luca didn’t use and never would.
I was in Luca’s office at VAN...
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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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