Chapter 35 The lie I must believe.
Bethel's POV
The laugh followed me the entire drive home.
Not literally, obviously, but it sat there in my head the whole way, looping on repeat like some song I hadn't asked for and couldn't skip. The sound of it. The way it had come out of me before I'd even had the chance to stop it, unguarded,...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Nothing but hate.
2. Chapter 2 Hate is a mild word.
3. Chapter 3 An odd obsession with bet
4. Chapter 4 Careful Lemaire.
5. Chapter 5 Losing to my nemesis.
6. Chapter 6 A bet is still a bet, darling.
7. Chapter 7 Killed by his own hands.
8. Chapter 8 He has plans already.
9. Chapter 9 This kidnapping thing.
10. Chapter 10 The real danger...
11. Chapter 11 A thin line between hurt and truth.
12. Chapter 12 A bet I don't intend to lose.
13. Chapter 13 You still owe me a bet.
14. Chapter 14 The thought of him pulling away.
15. Chapter 15 Sick memories.
16. Chapter 16 What does this mean for me?
17. Chapter 17 The kiss.
18. Chapter 18 A different type of lonely.
19. Chapter 19 Drunk text(s)
20. Chapter 20 The woman he hugged.
21. Chapter 21 Misjudged closeness.
22. Chapter 22 One problem at a time.
23. Chapter 23 What are you doing here?
24. Chapter 24 The house that holds memories.
25. Chapter 25 A house that feels like home.
26. Chapter 26 Unspoken tension.
27. Chapter 27 Just like old times.
28. Chapter 28 I was the happiest with him too.
29. Chapter 29 I watched you fall apart once.
30. Chapter 30 I didn't know the answer myself.
31. Chapter 31 The choice I'd already made.
32. Chapter 32 Pulse Athletics Campaign.
33. Chapter 33 How convenient...
34. Chapter 34 An awkward proximity.
35. Chapter 35 The lie I must believe.
36. Chapter 36 Anything for my mind not to wander.
37. Chapter 37 It's just... Competitive instincts.
38. Chapter 38 Everything with him feels startlingly easy.
39. Chapter 39 Spectators and Speculations.
40. Chapter 40 Pressed Play.
41. Chapter 41 Charity Game.
42. Chapter 42 Trust me, I got you.
43. Chapter 43 Would it really be an assumption though?
44. Chapter 44 It's just work though... Right?
45. Chapter 45 I Just wanted Bethel.
46. Chapter 46 Familiar Rhythm.
47. Chapter 47 I missed us.
48. Chapter 48 Fighting a Ghost.
49. Chapter 49 I need you to back off.
50. Chapter 50 Why are you doing this?
51. Chapter 51 The truest three words.
52. Chapter 52 Because I never stopped.
53. Chapter 53 The second confrontation!
54. Chapter 54 It has me written all over it.
55. Chapter 55 There's no pretending after this.
56. Chapter 56 Lost in my space and thoughts.
57. Chapter 57 I'll live.
58. Chapter 58 The other side of the family.
59. Chapter 59 Something I want longer than I'm willing to admit.
60. Chapter 60 The only person I actually want to talk to.
61. Chapter 61 A tiring stretch.
62. Chapter 62 He's not a child, Julian.
63. Chapter 63 We need to talk.
64. Chapter 64 Beyond this.
65. Chapter 65 Patience... The only thing I can hold on to.
66. Chapter 66 The Ravenberg Game.
67. Chapter 67 I'm working on it.
68. Chapter 68 Two days since the careful conversation by the pond.
69. Chapter 69 Something worth keeping safe.
70. Chapter 70 Fragmented dreams.
71. Chapter 71 Company of my own thoughts.
72. Chapter 72 "Tired" isn't going to cut it.
73. Chapter 73 Pulse Athletics Charity Gala.
74. Chapter 74 Boundaries and distance.
75. Chapter 75 A little room to breathe.
76. Chapter 76 The weight of his silence.
77. Chapter 77 A reasonable doubt.
78. Chapter 78 Ninety minutes of hockey.
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