The First Strike
POV Sage Winters
We left the hospital an hour later.
Thorne kept his hand on the small of my back as we walked through the lobby. The gesture was possessive and protective. Everyone who saw us could tell exactly what we were to each other.
The afternoon sun was bright. Too bright after the contro...
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Chapters
1. Betrayal and Retribution
2. Mark
3. Alignment
4. The Trap Springs
5. My Luna
6. Signed and Sealed
7. The Deed to the Den
8. The Viper's Nest
9. Confrontation
10. The Wrong Hands
11. The Imposter Benefactor
12. Performance
13. The Hunter's Lesson
14. The Bastard's Gambit
15. The Weight of Sapphires
16. Adrenaline and Ashes
17. Nightclub Trap
18. The Trap
19. The Spotlight Trap
20. The Alpha's Claim
21. Double-Faced Lies
22. The Unexpected Guest
23. Power Play
24. Poison and Protection
25. The Perfect Performance
26. Scars Beneath Armor
27. Parallel Wounds
28. Confrontation and Conspiracy
29. The Price of Power
30. Interrupted Plans
31. The Sister
32. Homecoming
33. Echoes of Sanctuary
34. Borrowed Wheels and Hidden Bruises
35. Glittering Armor
36. The Gauntlet
37. Fireworks and Facades
38. The Weight of an Alpha
39. The Auction Game
40. The Price of Pride
41. Trap
42. The Hunter's Smile
43. Poison Tongues
44. Souls Entwined
45. Powder Keg
46. The Weight of Gifts
47. No More Pretending
48. Instinct Howls
49. The Journey North
50. Before Dawn
51. Territorial Games
52. Hostile Ground
53. The Wolves' Den
54. Diagnosis
55. The Healer's Arsenal
56. The Line in the Sand
57. Moonlight Healing (1)
58. Moonlight Healing (2)
59. Breaking the Alpha Standoff
60. The ICU Circus
61. Unexpected Encounter
62. The Woman Who Knows Him
63. Compensation
64. Silk and Secrets
65. His Fury
66. Sanctuary and Storms
67. Caught Red-handed
68. Real Prey
69. The Weight of Lies (1)
70. The Weight of Lies (2)
71. Blurred Lines
72. The Hot Spring
73. Confrontation at the Spring
74. Silver Claws
75. When Walls Fall
76. Opening Hearts
77. Fractured Trust
78. The Formal Announcement
79. Baring Fangs
80. Breaking Through
81. The Patient Hunter
82. In the Alpha's Arms
83. Beneath the Surface
84. The Introduction
85. Under Every Eye
86. Public Scrutiny
87. Divine Defiance
88. An Unexpected Hand
89. The Gauntlet Thrown
90. Trial by Fire
91. Beyond Criticism
92. The Performance
93. Standing Ovation
94. The Elder's Verdict
95. Dangerous
96. The Alpha's Claim
97. Becoming His
98. Interrogation
99. Last Chance
100. Desperation in Silk
101. Morning Calculations
102. Risks and Reassurances
103. The Call from Overseas
104. The Design Disaster
105. First Impressions
106. Nervous Alpha
107. Caius's Test
108. Examination
109. Weight of Attention
110. The Uninvited Guest
111. Suspiciousness (1)
112. Suspiciousness (2)
113. The Ghost Hunt
114. The Unraveling
115. Acquaintance
116. The Punishment of Proximity
117. When Money Failed
118. The Weight of Humiliation
119. Query
120. In Capable Hands
121. The First Strike
122. The Boardroom Challenge
123. Foundations and Fractures
124. The Fashion Show Begins
125. The Dark Queen Rises
126. Breaking Point
127. Silver and Purple
128. Shadows in the Spotlight
129. The Weight of Silence
130. The Message
131. Unexpected Kinship
132. The Past He Pursued
133. What We Left Behind
134. Echoes of the Past
135. Doubt and Devotion
136. The Blame Game
137. Into the Abyss
138. The Devil's Bargain
139. Lucky Draw
140. The Kiss Ticket
141. The Poisoned Gift
142. Doubts and Deceptions
143. Interrupted
144. Emergency
145. The Surgeon's Arrival
146. The Last Supper
147. Surgical Precision
148. The Waiting Room's Verdict
149. Awakening
150. Hidden Obsessions
151. Twisted Alliance
152. Under the Stars
153. Morning After
154. Reclaiming What Was Stolen
155. The Confrontation
156. Thinking He Had Me Cornered
157. The Performance
158. Examination
159. Reclamation
160. The Boardroom Battle
161. The Final Vote
162. Reclaiming Home
163. Home Restored
164. When Dreams Meet Disaster
165. The Breaking Point
166. Schemes
167. The Gamble in the Abyss
168. The Collapse
169. The Blame Game
170. Storm Descends
171. Lines Are Drawn
172. Collision of Truth
173. The Ginkgo Trace
174. The Truth Revealed
175. The Mask Crumbles
176. The Web Unravels
177. Betrayed by All
178. The Price of Ambition
179. Dust Settles
180. New Beginnings
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