Chapter 10 Drowning
Melissa’s POV
The penthouse was empty when I got home. Mom had left a note on the kitchen counter in her looping handwriting: Out running errands. Back by dinner. Love you! - Mom
I crumpled the note and tossed it in the trash walking back to my room.
The silence pressed against my ears. After...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The betrayal
2. Chapter 2 The handsome stranger
3. Chapter 3 The foreclosure
4. Chapter 4 Melissa's Pov
5. Chapter 5 It was a mistake
6. Chapter 6 Control
7. Chapter 7 Walls 
8. Chapter 8 Family dinner
9. Chapter 9 Wine girl
10. Chapter 10 Drowning
11. Chapter 11 Why do you care?
12. Chapter 12 The art exhibition
13. Chapter 13 Victor Kane?
14. Chapter 14 Unhinged
15. Chapter 15 Not the hospital
16. Chapter 16 Forbidden Territory
17. Chapter 17 Breaking point
18. Chapter 18 Empire
19. Chapter 19 Rejection and Release
20. Chapter 20 Collision course
21. Chapter 21 The Devil's bargain
22. Chapter 22 Shattered
23. Chapter 23 Controlled chaos
24. Chapter 24 Monday
25. Chapter 25 The Devil's office
26. Chapter 26 Golden cage
27. Chapter 27 Welcome home
28. Chapter 28 Morning after
29. Chapter 29 Paparazzi
30. Chapter 30 First day
31. Chapter 31 Melissa's frustration
32. Chapter 32 More than co workers
33. Chapter 33 Breaking
34. Chapter 34 Blood and power
35. Chapter 35 Safe
36. Chapter 36 Girls night
37. Chapter 37 Do it Daddy
38. Chapter 38 Do it Daddy II
39. Chapter 39 Midnight Confessions
40. Chapter 40 Pathetic
41. Chapter 41 The Skirt
42. Chapter 42 The Accusations
43. Chapter 43 The Kings move
44. Chapter 44 The Kings move II
45. Chapter 45 Cassandra's Descent
46. Chapter 46 Cold water
47. Chapter 47 Adrenaline rush
48. Chapter 48 Flying
49. Chapter 49 Through the lens
50. Chapter 50 Breaking point
51. Chapter 51 Ghost from the past
52. Chapter 52 I'm going to punch someone
53. Chapter 53 Hello Father
54. Chapter 54 Confession to the void
55. Chapter 55 The beach
56. Chapter 56 Blood on the sand
57. Chapter 57 The girl who saved me
58. Chapter 58 Unspoken
59. Chapter 59 Last dance before hell
60. Chapter 60 The Harlot and the beast
61. Chapter 61 The symbol
62. Chapter 62 Blood on my lips
63. Chapter 63 The fool's crown
64. Chapter 64 Ice cream and secrets
65. Chapter 65 Thus isn't what I want
66. Chapter 66 The date
67. Chapter 67 Blood and bones
68. Chapter 68 Fear and resolve
69. Chapter 69 Not me
70. Chapter 70 Beautiful
71. Chapter 71 The princess and the predators
72. Chapter 72 The princess and the predators II
73. Chapter 73 The Deserts flower wilts
74. Chapter 74 The first Knight
75. Chapter 75 Christmas morning surprises
76. Chapter 76 Gifts and promises
77. Chapter 77 The debt
78. Chapter 78 Caged
79. Chapter 79 The cage 2
80. Chapter 80 Burning
81. Chapter 81 The promise
82. Chapter 82 The chase
83. Chapter 83 Surrender
84. Chapter 84 Owned
85. Chapter 85 Afterglow
86. Chapter 86 The Ghost between us.
87. Chapter 87 The Five families
88. Chapter 88 Departure
89. Chapter 89 Chains of Gold
90. Chapter 90 Quiet moments
91. Chapter 91 Dangerous affairs
92. Chapter 92 Declaration of war
93. Chapter 93 The Lion's Roar
94. Chapter 94 Consequences
95. Chapter 95 Nightmares
96. Chapter 96 Promises in the dark
97. Chapter 97 Rain a
98. Chapter 98 Diana?
99. Chapter 99 Butterflies and boredom
100. Chapter 100 Death
101. Chapter 101 Home
102. Chapter 102 The Hunt begins
103. Chapter 103 The Reckoning
104. Chapter 104 The truth.
105. Chapter 105 Pretty face
106. Chapter 106 Smoke and steel
107. Chapter 107 The Fall
108. Chapter 108 The Fall 2
109. Chapter 109 Claimed
110. Chapter 110 Breaking point
111. Chapter 111 Red hair, Red flags.
112. Chapter 112 Preparations
113. Chapter 113 The chase
114. Chapter 114 Feast
115. Chapter 115 Victory
116. Chapter 116 Checkmate 1
117. Chapter 117 Checkmate 2
118. Chapter 118 Soft
119. Chapter 119 The Promise
120. Chapter 120 The Return
121. Chapter 121 The truth
122. Chapter 122 The Truth Breaks
123. Chapter 123 Breaking point
124. Chapter 124 A stranger's hand
125. Chapter 125 Checkmate 2
126. Chapter 126 Awakening
127. Chapter 127 Are you there?
128. Chapter 128 Flight
129. Chapter 129 Arrest
130. Chapter 130 Surveillance
131. Chapter 131 The Lion's Den
132. Chapter 132 Homecoming
133. Chapter 133 Rooftops and Promises
134. Chapter 134 Rat and snakes
135. Chapter 135 The Gathering
136. Chapter 136 The Bride prepares
137. Chapter 137 Forced to watch
138. Chapter 138 The Altar
139. Chapter 139 Coronation.
140. Chapter 140 The Breaking
141. Chapter 141 Thee Alliance
142. Chapter 142 Get Melissa, we're leaving.
143. Chapter 143 Breaking point
144. Chapter 144 The first Knight returns
145. Chapter 145 The Escape
146. Chapter 146 Vengeance
147. Chapter 147 The Final Stand
148. Chapter 148 The Final Threat
149. Chapter 149 The Truth Unveiled
150. Chapter 150 The Truth Unveiled
151. Chapter 151 Breaking point
152. Chapter 152 End of the road
153. Chapter 153 Jason?
154. Chapter 154 Together
155. Chapter 155 Healing
156. Chapter 156 Brother please
157. Chapter 157 Small Beginnings
158. Chapter 158 Last Goodbyes
159. Chapter 159 Part one Epilogue: Coming home
160. Chapter 160 Part two Epilogue: I love you.
161. Chapter 161 Final Epilogue
162. Chapter 162 Appreciation post
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