Not by choice
(Dean)
I turn to Rihanna, who's been watching me silently from across my desk.
She finally speaks up. "So, not only are you avoiding your mom but the entire family?" Rihanna says, raising an eyebrow.
I give her a look. "Don't be dramatic," I reply, shaking my head.
She feigns a frown. "But that...
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Chapters
1. Turning point
2. Shattered to no end
3. Divorce and heartbreak
4. Pregnant? Oh no!
5. Filled with venom
6. I'm keeping it
7. Torn apart
8. Reality bites 
9. Behind close doors
10. Light in my dark world
11. Please be joking?
12. No one has to know
13. Water under the bridge
14. Leaping into the unknown
15. Cold showers
16. An unexpected guest
17. Fun in ruckus
18. Unresolved feelings
19. Ties that binds
20. What needs to be done
21. He's mine!
22. Do I still care?
23. Out of context
24. Feelings resurfaced
25. Impending doom
26. Cruel reminder
27. Calm before the storm
28. Tit for tat
29. A close call
30. Stuck in my head
31. Past unravels
32. A strange feeling
33. Way out of line
34. Hate, love and chaos
35. Love in circles
36. Judy's wrath
37. What if?
38. Fire and ice
39. Games and baits
40. Fractured heart
41. A walk to the past
42. A glimmer of hope
43. A quest for answers
44. A threatening storm
45. Thorn in my side
46. Still married
47. Your choice, not mine!
48. Heart on the line
49. I don't share
50. Not on my watch
51. Shrouded in uncertainty
52. Love in disguise
53. Two can play
54. Seemingly perfect plan
55. Perks of encounter
56. Fight till I breath my last
57. Behind the mask
58. A costly flop
59. Way to go?
60. Seeking answers
61. Just us
62. What's done is done
63. Sting of uncertainties
64. What have I done?
65. Line up your dominoes
66. Feelings don't lie
67. Clear up loose ends
68. Still in limbo
69. Aura for Aura
70. Caught between two hearts
71. Take her down a peg!
72. Who could that be?
73. This can't be good
74. Drowning in regret
75. Danger looms
76. Drenched in guilt
77. Hit where it hurts
78. Cut off cold, down bad
79. Not a chance!
80. Forced to rethink
81. Life lately
82. A day to remember
83. Fear and repercussions
84. Toss of a coin
85. Choosing right over wrong
86. My time's coming
87. Haunted minds
88. Odds and tides
89. Their words against mine
90. Get a grip!
91. Dreadfully nervous
92. A wrong too many
93. Familiar eyes
94. Out in the open
95. A sister's hug
96. The truth, maybe
97. Hope over despair
98. A ticking time bomb
99. Cutting ties
100. Not love if it hurts
101. A creepy fly
102. Tangled emotions
103. Battle of intuition
104. Sour taste of wait
105. Everything in-between
106. Done being selfish
107. A piece of me
108. The lies we tell
109. A calculated move
110. Ex and why
111. Shattered hope
112. Clarity in chaos
113. Danger looms large
114. Say it like I mean it
115. Hey, you
116. It's daddy's time
117. Trouble in paradise
118. A life like ours
119. Between us
120. Desires and want
121. Not by choice
122. Rising tension
123. It's about time
124. Letting it all out
125. Healing together
126. Price of honesty
127. A fresh start
128. Screams of pleasure
129. Stolen peace of mind
130. Through thick and thin
131. Echoes of love
132. I'll have to do me
133. My sister, my rock
134. The only one for me
135. Fiercely mine
136. Only one suspect
137. Deadliest addiction
138. The evil I've done
139. A new beginning
140. Rising fear
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