Chapter 186 Settling and Clearing
5 Hours Later…
The black BMW sat idle in the middle of a vast, empty field. The once-roaring engine was silent, its headlights cutting through the thick mist. Overhead, the sky was heavy with dark clouds, the air damp with the threat of rain.
Evan stood outside the car, phone pressed to his ear. A...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Aidan Moretti
2. Chapter 2 Beauty Sleep
3. Chapter 3 The Offer
4. Chapter 4 Hopefully, No Regrets
5. Chapter 5 Round After Round
6. Chapter 6 Riding Wild
7. Chapter 7 She wasn’t Cinderella
8. Chapter 8 The Room at the End of the Hall
9. Chapter 9 No Big Deal, Until It Is
10. Chapter 10 Under His Gaze
11. Chapter 11 Under The Bed
12. Chapter 12 The Wrappers Don’t Lie
13. Chapter 13 Into The Unknown
14. Chapter 14 Cleaners or Prisoners?
15. Chapter 15 The Warning
16. Chapter 16 The Hot Tub Challenge
17. Chapter 17 Cleaning Frenzy
18. Chapter 18 Day One. Sorta.
19. Chapter 19 Ethan’s Favorite Brandy
20. Chapter 20 Sincerity and Obedience
21. Chapter 21 A Demonstration of Submission
22. Chapter 22 The Laundry Room
23. Chapter 23 Risk and Release
24. Chapter 24 Awkward Morning Service
25. Chapter 25 You Wouldn’t Dare
26. Chapter 26 Terms and Birth Control
27. Chapter 27 Options and Warnings
28. Chapter 28 Cheerio and Oreo
29. Chapter 29 I Dare You
30. Chapter 30 Amelia Kate Foster
31. Chapter 31 Pigtails and Power Plays
32. Chapter 32 Unprofessional Millie
33. Chapter 33 Breakfast Theories
34. Chapter 34 Evan’s View
35. Chapter 35 Evan’s Naughty Little Thought
36. Chapter 36 Milk and Cookies
37. Chapter 37 Unspoken Definitions
38. Chapter 38 In the Quiet of Guarded Nights
39. Chapter 39 The Almost Kiss
40. Chapter 40 The Guest and the Game
41. Chapter 41 Breakfast and Breakdown
42. Chapter 42 A Mini Spectacle
43. Chapter 43 Not A Request
44. Chapter 44 The Nicest Brother
45. Chapter 45 Quick Room Visit
46. Chapter 46 Into the Lion’s Den
47. Chapter 47 A Lesson on Walking
48. Chapter 48 Secrets, Schedules, and Seduction
49. Chapter 49 The Two Dons
50. Chapter 50 Confessions in Corners
51. Chapter 51 For a Safe Return
52. Chapter 52 Whoopsie-Daisy
53. Chapter 53 A Lesson on Slow Dancing
54. Chapter 54 Stripped and Seen
55. Chapter 55 A Shower Moment
56. Chapter 56 Skinny Dipping
57. Chapter 57 The Kiss That Shouldn’t Happen
58. Chapter 58 Strong Coffee and a Missing Aflie
59. Chapter 59 A Risk Worth Lying For
60. Chapter 60 Crossing the Gate
61. Chapter 61 A Dare and a Disobedience
62. Chapter 62 Very Dangerous People
63. Chapter 63 Definitely Not a Sister
64. Chapter 64 You Shouldn't Have Heard That
65. Chapter 65 Marionne Hearst
66. Chapter 66 Not Dumb, Just Done
67. Chapter 67 Cheers to Heartbreak
68. Chapter 68 My Daddy Talked to Your Daddy
69. Chapter 69 The Offering
70. Chapter 70 You’re Lucky Ethan Likes You
71. Chapter 71 Just A Contract
72. Chapter 72 This Isn’t About Love
73. Chapter 73 Marionne Makes Her Move
74. Chapter 74 New Secret Boyfriend
75. Chapter 75 This Wasn’t Protocol
76. Chapter 76 Evan’s Consequence
77. Chapter 77 This Is the Moretti Way
78. Chapter 78 What Would Millie Do?
79. Chapter 79 The Door Was Never Open
80. Chapter 80 Wide Awake
81. Chapter 81 Three Weeks Left
82. Chapter 82 Aidan’s Job
83. Chapter 83 She’s Just a Job
84. Chapter 84 Clara’s Consequence
85. Chapter 85 Ethan’s Verdict
86. Chapter 86 End of the Line
87. Chapter 87 Evan’s Secret, Aidan’s Mistake
88. Chapter 88 Personal Business
89. Chapter 89 Hot Against The Wall
90. Chapter 90 Wet and Cornered
91. Chapter 91 What's Your Problem, Andrea?
92. Chapter 92 The Problem With Andrea
93. Chapter 93 Too Close, Too Late
94. Chapter 94 Boulogne-Billancourt
95. Chapter 95 From Father to His Son
96. Chapter 96 A Man in the House!
97. Chapter 97 Safe Room
98. Chapter 98 Caught Between Brothers
99. Chapter 99 Show It, Prove It
100. Chapter 100 So Much for Caring
101. Chapter 101 Dare to Shake Things Up
102. Chapter 102 The Marionne Meltdown
103. Chapter 103 A Well-Deserved Foot Massage
104. Chapter 104 More Than Just a Massage
105. Chapter 105 A Hard Lesson
106. Chapter 106 Caught in the Crossfire
107. Chapter 107 The Calm After Marionne
108. Chapter 108 The Kiss, the Touch, the Pause
109. Chapter 109 Taking Things Slow
110. Chapter 110 A Jealous Madman
111. Chapter 111 Aidan’s Breaking Point
112. Chapter 112 Long Day's Work and Bruises
113. Chapter 113 Evan’s Little Surprise
114. Chapter 114 Goodbye, Millie Berry
115. Chapter 115 Be A Fckng Man
116. Chapter 116 No Help, No Escape
117. Chapter 117 Evan’s Little Trick
118. Chapter 118 Aidan’s Death Warrant
119. Chapter 119 The Escape Plan
120. Chapter 120 By Hook or By Crook
121. Chapter 121 Ethan Sets the Trap
122. Chapter 122 An Hour Late
123. Chapter 123 They Came for Clara
124. Chapter 124 A Fair Warning
125. Chapter 125 Beg For It
126. Chapter 126 He Owns Her Now
127. Chapter 127 The Order
128. Chapter 128 Evan Wakes Up in a Trap
129. Chapter 129 Proof of Clara
130. Chapter 130 Changing the Course
131. Chapter 131 Twisting Ethan’s Weak Spot
132. Chapter 132 A Taste of What Could Be
133. Chapter 133 One Girl, Three Brothers
134. Chapter 134 Millie Takes All Three Morettis
135. Chapter 135 Owned in a Dream
136. Chapter 136 The Detour
137. Chapter 137 Back in Atlanta
138. Chapter 138 The Art Room
139. Chapter 139 Bargaining Power
140. Chapter 140 Lucy Grace
141. Chapter 141 He Made Her Come
142. Chapter 142 His Darkest Chapter
143. Chapter 143 The Ghost of Aidan's Past
144. Chapter 144 The Love Confession
145. Chapter 145 Welcome to Borgias Island
146. Chapter 146 Under Surveillance
147. Chapter 147 Two Important Calls
148. Chapter 148 Evan Makes a Deal
149. Chapter 149 A Very Broken Man
150. Chapter 150 The Call from Evan
151. Chapter 151 The Welcoming
152. Chapter 152 The Red Ball Begins
153. Chapter 153 The Witnessing
154. Chapter 154 Denied Release
155. Chapter 155 The Pink Pill
156. Chapter 156 The Party
157. Chapter 157 The Walk
158. Chapter 158 Aidan Watches Helplessly
159. Chapter 159 The Show
160. Chapter 160 Forced to Watch
161. Chapter 161 The Torment
162. Chapter 162 No Feelings, Just This
163. Chapter 163 The Anguish
164. Chapter 164 Aidan’s New Punishment
165. Chapter 165 Aftermath and Appearances
166. Chapter 166 Thrown Into the Deep End
167. Chapter 167 The Culmination
168. Chapter 168 Crossing the Line
169. Chapter 169 The Morning After
170. Chapter 170 Time to Leave
171. Chapter 171 Membership Termination
172. Chapter 172 Point-Blank
173. Chapter 173 The Test and the Escape
174. Chapter 174 Pitch Black
175. Chapter 175 A Willingness to Share
176. Chapter 176 Fallout and Ultimatums
177. Chapter 177 Problem After Problem
178. Chapter 178 Confrontations and Ultimatums
179. Chapter 179 Be Gone Soon
180. Chapter 180 Fractures in the Family
181. Chapter 181 Cedar Ridge Estate
182. Chapter 182 The Siege Begins
183. Chapter 183 Lockdown
184. Chapter 184 Evan Takes Command
185. Chapter 185 Calm After the Storm
186. Chapter 186 Settling and Clearing
187. Chapter 187 Aftermath and Guilt
188. Chapter 188 Late Lunch Diner
189. Chapter 189 A Moment of Normal
190. Chapter 190 Questions and Some Answers
191. Chapter 191 Didn’t Shoot to Kill
192. Chapter 192 Alive and Awake
193. Chapter 193 Don Hugo Delivers Judgment
194. Chapter 194 The Biggest Mistake
195. Chapter 195 Too Broken to Love
196. Chapter 196 Trapped / Teasing
197. Chapter 197 The Game of Tease
198. Chapter 198 Same Sky, Different Place
199. Chapter 199 Where It Hurts
200. Chapter 200 Roger Mills
201. Chapter 201 A Good Night Sleep
202. Chapter 202 The Night After the Nightmare
203. Chapter 203 Evan, Evan, Evan
204. Chapter 204 Looking for Evan
205. Chapter 205 Emily
206. Chapter 206 The Salt Goes Missing
207. Chapter 207 Home Invasion
208. Chapter 208 The Interrogation and Execution
209. Chapter 209 Clean-Up and Consequences
210. Chapter 210 In the car
211. Chapter 211 After the Kill, Before the Hotel
212. Chapter 212 Ordinary Morning
213. Chapter 213 Surprise Attack
214. Chapter 214 As Amelia Kate Foster
215. Chapter 215 Filling Her Absence
216. Chapter 216 On The Run
217. Chapter 217 No More, No Less
218. Chapter 218 Deals and Desires
219. Chapter 219 Bangin’ In the Club
220. Chapter 220 The Bathroom Quickie
221. Chapter 221 Run, Drive, Survive
222. Chapter 222 The Getaway That Didn't Make It
223. Chapter 223 The Dry Dare
224. Chapter 224 No Turning Back
225. Chapter 225 In The Storage Shed
226. Chapter 226 Early Morning Dessert
227. Chapter 227 Hitch-Hiking
228. Chapter 228 Father and Son
229. Chapter 229 A Very Angry Man
230. Chapter 230 Raw and Unfiltered
231. Chapter 231 After the Night
232. Chapter 232 The Call
233. Chapter 233 Safe Haven and Old Flames
234. Chapter 234 Dinner Interrupted
235. Chapter 235 Sanctuary and Deals
236. Chapter 236 Tangled Bonds
237. Chapter 237 Last Moments
238. Chapter 238 Before He Leaves
239. Chapter 239 Shadows of the Past
240. Chapter 240 Where Are the Tapes?
241. Chapter 241 Uneasy Quiet
242. Chapter 242 Fractured Ties
243. Chapter 243 Tangled Lies
244. Chapter 244 Breaking Bonds
245. Chapter 245 Old Wounds
246. Chapter 246 Welcome Home
247. Chapter 247 Afterglow and Ultimatums
248. Chapter 248 Reckoning
249. Chapter 249 The Fall of Gustavo
250. Chapter 250 Fallout
251. Chapter 251 Bargains and Bloods
252. Chapter 252 His Sweet Rose
253. Chapter 253 The End of Hugo
254. Chapter 254 The Confrontation at the Abandoned House
255. Chapter 255 No Loose Ends
256. Chapter 256 Quiet Respite
257. Chapter 257 Coming Home
258. Chapter 258 Clara’s Hospitalization
259. Chapter 259 2 Months Later
260. Chapter 260 Summoned
261. Chapter 261 4 Months Later
262. Chapter 262 The Truth About Evan
263. Chapter 263 Unspoken Currents
264. Chapter 264 Millie Walks Away
265. Chapter 265 Choices
266. Chapter 266 Threads of Healing
267. Chapter 267 1 Year Later
268. Chapter 268 The Confession
269. Chapter 269 The Recording
270. Chapter 270 Can’t Hold Back
271. Chapter 271 Homecoming
272. Chapter 272 The Apology and the Blessing
273. Chapter 273 6 Years Later
274. Chapter 274 The Party and the Pause
275. Chapter 275 Stolen Moments
276. Chapter 276 Before the Ceremony
277. Chapter 277 Unexpected Reunion
278. Chapter 278 Julian’s Fifth Birthday
279. Chapter 279 Beginnings and Endings
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