Painted smiles and cracks beneath.
Aiden’s POV
What am I going to do?
That question has been pounding in my head since Jamie slammed the door behind him.
I lay on my bed, my eyes glued to the ceiling, but all I saw was his face—calm, determined, and merciless.
He’d always been the steady one among us. He was always in control. He...
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Chapters
1. The man behind the door
2. The shadow in his spotlight
3. You belong in the dark
4. Pretend with me
5. A deal with the devil.
6. Victoria Vale
7. Borrowed smiles
8. Stage lights and shadows.
9. The one I let burn.
10. The night I let myself melt.
11. His hands my undoing.
12. The devil you know
13. The choices we make
14. The space between us
15. Breaking point
16. Between breath and heat.
17. The pull of control
18. Uninvited guest
19. Morning heat and cold stares
20. Framed in focus
21. The perfect picture
22. The distance
23. Testing the boundaries
24. Reading between the lines
25. The edge of my patience.
26. The spark and the fuse
27. Setting the trap
28. Old wounds, new promises
29. The taste of forgiveness
30. The wrong knock
31. The space between us
32. Unwanted company
33. The wrong kind of surprise.
34. A kiss in the wrong direction
35. Between the wrong arms.
36. Breaking point
37. Burn me alive
38. The morning edge
39. Unwelcome confessions
40. Spilling wine, spilling truths
41. A stranger’s lips
42. Pieces of a heart
43. Breaking lines
44. A role too close
45. Stunts and shadows
46. All in
47. Masks on the red carpet
48. The smirk I can’t forget
49. The dark hallway
50. Breaking the mask
51. The wrong kind of serious
52. Who owns who.
53. Tightening the leash
54. The untouchable one
55. Lines in the sand
56. The question I didn’t see coming.
57. Secrets across the table
58. Fear and alliances.
59. Secrets in the dark.
60. Fault lines
61. Love me, hate me
62. Painted smiles and cracks beneath.
63. Lipsticks and unspoken wars
64. Ghosts from the past
65. Ghosts don’t stay buried
66. The wrong kind of control
67. Lines in the sand
68. Old flames, dangerous sparks
69. The forbidden kiss
70. Not my jamie
71. Fractures in the quiet
72. The price of silence
73. The cost of doubt
74. A breaking point
75. A proposal I can’t have
76. Unwanted interruptions
77. The threat behind the smile
78. The battle line
79. The cold edge of control
80. The line between the lies and the truth
81. Cracks in the foundation
82. The spotlight
83. The ring and the reckoning
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