Chapter 9 WHILE THE CAT'S AWAY
The sound of Kai’s car leaving woke me before sunrise.
I lay there staring at the ceiling, listening as the engine faded down the long driveway until the estate went completely silent.
Kai was gone.
And somehow the house felt even bigger without him in it. I got up and showered and dressed, went dow...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 THE WAITRESS AND THE KING
2. Chapter 2 THE PRICE OF BREATHING
3. Chapter 3 WHEN MONSTERS WEAR SKIN
4. Chapter 4 BLOOD ON THE FLOOR
5. Chapter 5 THE ESTATE OF GHOSTS
6. Chapter 6 WAITING FOR MIRACLES
7. Chapter 7 BACK TO REALITY
8. Chapter 8 LESSONS IN CONTROL
9. Chapter 9 WHILE THE CAT'S AWAY
10. Chapter 10 LINES IN THE SAND
11. Chapter 11 CRACKS IN THE ARMOR
12. Chapter 12 BREAKING POINTS
13. Chapter 13 THE MONSTER'S TRUTH
14. Chapter 14 BREAKING THE SILENCE
15. Chapter 15 FORBIDDEN CHANCES
16. Chapter 16 THE SLOW COLLAPSE
17. Chapter 17 BREAKING POINT
18. Chapter 18 THE DRIVE
19. Chapter 19 THE COMPETITION
20. Chapter 20 THE FINALS
21. Chapter 21 AFTER THE WIN
22. Chapter 22 BLOOD AT THE GATES
23. Chapter 23 TRUTH AND WAR
24. Chapter 24 BEFORE THE STORM
25. Chapter 25 MORNING AFTER
26. Chapter 26 CROSSING THE LINE1
27. Chapter 27 LINES CROSSED
28. Chapter 28 CHANGES THINGS
29. Chapter 29 WAR ROOM
30. Chapter 30 THE MOTHER'S JUDGEMENT.
31. Chapter 31 CLAIMING WHAT'S HIS
32. Chapter 32 MINE TO PROTECT
33. Chapter 33 POWER AND POSSESSION
34. Chapter 34 ALL MINE
35. Chapter 35 BREAKFAST WARS
36. Chapter 36 GHOSTS IN THE WALLS
37. Chapter 37 SHATTERED
38. Chapter 38 THE KING'S REGRET
39. Chapter 39 BREAKING POINT
40. Chapter 40 THE MORNING AFTER THE MISTAKE
41. Chapter 41 WHEN A MOTHER GOES TO WAR
42. Chapter 42 THE ARCHITECTURE OF A MONSTER
43. Chapter 43 EVERYTHING HE WON'T SAY
44. Chapter 44 THE CHOICE NO ONE MAKES
45. Chapter 45 WHEN THE KING GOES TO WAR
46. Chapter 46 BLOOD AND BAPTISM
47. Chapter 47 THE DEAD MAN'S MESSAGE
48. Chapter 48 DEAD MAN'S MESSAGE 2
49. Chapter 49 CHOOSING THE MONSTER
50. Chapter 50 THE CROWN OF THORNS
51. Chapter 51 WHEN OLD WOLVES BARE THEIR TEETH
52. Chapter 52 THE WEIGHT OF CROWNS
53. Chapter 53 STRATEGIES
54. Chapter 54 BREAKING BREAD
55. Chapter 55 THE PRICE OF INNOCENCE
56. Chapter 56 BIRTH CERTIFICATE
57. Chapter 57 BLOOD DOESN'T LIE
58. Chapter 58 THE EMPIRE FRACTURES
59. Chapter 59 TOO STUBBORN
60. Chapter 60 WHEN LAWYERS BECOME WEAPON
61. Chapter 61 STALLING
62. Chapter 62 THE WEAKNESS IN THE ARMOR
63. Chapter 63 PROVE RIGHT
64. Chapter 64 COLLEGE APPLICATION
65. Chapter 65 THE PUPPET WITH STRINGS
66. Chapter 66 THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
67. Chapter 67 THE PRICE OF VICTORY
68. Chapter 68 BEGINNING
69. Chapter 69 WHEN THE FEDS TAKE NOTICE
70. Chapter 70 THE AGENT AT THE DOOR
71. Chapter 71 THE INNOCENT STUDENT
72. Chapter 72 CORRUPTION RUNS DEEP
73. Chapter 73 WHEN ENEMIES BECOME ALLIES
74. Chapter 74 THE DEVIL'S BARGAIN
75. Chapter 75 HANDWRITING PALAVA
76. Chapter 76 REMEBER ME?
77. Chapter 77 GHOSTS FROM THE PAST
78. Chapter 78 THE TRUTH IN THE RUINS
79. Chapter 79 THE DEAL
80. Chapter 80 THE SHADOW
81. Chapter 81 SLOANE
82. Chapter 82 BLOOD DOESN'T LIE
83. Chapter 83 BLOOD LOYALTY
84. Chapter 84 THE TRAP
85. Chapter 85 THE SUMMONS
86. Chapter 86 THE TEST
87. Chapter 87 THE FIRST BLOOD
88. Chapter 88 THE WEIGHT OF CROWNS
89. Chapter 89 TRAITOR
90. Chapter 90 TRAITOR GONE
91. Chapter 91 FINALLY HOME
92. Chapter 92 THE QUESTION
93. Chapter 93 WHAT DO YOU THINK?
94. Chapter 94 FEELS RIGHT
95. Chapter 95 THE HIT
96. Chapter 96 SHOT
97. Chapter 97 EVERYTHING TO LOSE
98. Chapter 98 AWAKENING
99. Chapter 99 YOU'RE HAVING...
100. Chapter 100 COMING HOME
101. Chapter 101 THE GUEST LIST
102. Chapter 102 THE DAY
103. Chapter 103 ALLIANCES ON DISPLAY
104. Chapter 104 OUR WEDDING NIGHT
105. Chapter 105 DANGEROUS ATTRACTION
106. Chapter 106 LINES CROSSED
107. Chapter 107 SUSPICIOUS
108. Chapter 108 VULNERABILITY
109. Chapter 109 EXPOSED
110. Chapter 110 WORKING TOGETHER
111. Chapter 111 STRENGTH IN VULNERABILITY
112. Chapter 112 CRACKS IN THE COALITION
113. Chapter 113 NINETEEN TO TWENTY
114. Chapter 114 CROSSING THE LINE
115. Chapter 115 BALANCING ACTS
116. Chapter 116 UNLIKELY ALLIES
117. Chapter 117 BURIED TRUTHS
118. Chapter 118 BURIED TRUTHS (2)
119. Chapter 119 THE WEIGHT OF SECRETS
120. Chapter 120 IF I COULD
121. Chapter 121 FRACTURED
122. Chapter 122 LIVE WITH EITHER ONE
123. Chapter 123 LINES AND BOUNDARIES
124. Chapter 124 MEETING THE CHENS
125. Chapter 125 LEGACY IN RUINS
126. Chapter 126 DITCH EM
127. Chapter 127 THE IMPOSSIBLE
128. Chapter 128 SHIFTING FOUNDATIONS
129. Chapter 129 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
130. Chapter 130 BALANCE AND GROWTH (1)
131. Chapter 131 ALWAYS TOGETHER
132. Chapter 132 SHOWER OF POWER
133. Chapter 133 SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR
134. Chapter 134 CONFESSION
135. Chapter 135 DECISIONS
136. Chapter 136 TRUST BROKEN
137. Chapter 137 NEW BLOOD
138. Chapter 138 REBUILDING TRUST
139. Chapter 139 THE LEVERAGE
140. Chapter 140 BROKEN WATER
141. Chapter 141 DELIVERY
142. Chapter 142 GRANDMOTHER
143. Chapter 143 THREE WEEKS OF PEACE
144. Chapter 144 TAKEN
145. Chapter 145 IMPOSSIBLE CHOICES
146. Chapter 146 NO SURRENDER
147. Chapter 147 WAR PLANNING
148. Chapter 148 EXTRACTION
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