Chapter 42 Time’s Up
Valentina
“Time’s up.”
The words landed like a gavel strike—low, steady, final.
I turned slowly from the minibar, fingers still wrapped around the neck of the tequila bottle, heart pounding in some frantic rhythm that didn’t belong to me. His voice hadn’t been sharp or cruel. No barked o...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Return
2. Chapter 2 The Table
3. Chapter 3 The Bet
4. Chapter 4 The Warning
5. Chapter 5 The Pickup
6. Chapter 6 The Suite
7. Chapter 7 The Bomb
8. Chapter 8 Three Weeks
9. Chapter 9 The Wrong Turn
10. Chapter 10 The Breaking Point
11. Chapter 11 The Calculation
12. Chapter 12 A Different World
13. Chapter 13 The Courtyard
14. Chapter 14 Morning After
15. Chapter 15 The Fitting
16. Chapter 16 The Boutique
17. Chapter 17 The Tux And Rings
18. Chapter 18 The Command
19. Chapter 19 The Conditions
20. Chapter 20 The Appointment
21. Chapter 21 The Taste Test
22. Chapter 22 The Line
23. Chapter 23 The Last Card
24. Chapter 24 The Mirror
25. Chapter 25 Peanut Butter
26. Chapter 26 Grandfather
27. Chapter 27 Sunday Brunch
28. Chapter 28 The Story
29. Chapter 29 The Weight of Legacy
30. Chapter 30 The Morning Show
31. Chapter 31 The Guilt Between the Lines
32. Chapter 32 Blue Blooded
33. Chapter 33 The Empty Side of the Aisle
34. Chapter 34 Fever Dreams and French Toast
35. Chapter 35 Ghosts and Gowns
36. Chapter 36 Tied and Tangled
37. Chapter 37 Here Comes The Bride
38. Chapter 38 To Have and to Hold
39. Chapter 39 A Grand Exit
40. Chapter 40 Altitude Adjustment
41. Chapter 41 Ten Minutes
42. Chapter 42 Time’s Up
43. Chapter 43 The Thing He Didn’t Expect
44. Chapter 44 The Morning After
45. Chapter 45 Surprise Guests
46. Chapter 46 Dripping in Diamonds and Disrespect
47. Chapter 47 The Art of the Performance
48. Chapter 48 Tails, Teeth, and Traitors
49. Chapter 49 Watch the Throne
50. Chapter 50 The Return Flight
51. Chapter 51 Blood in the Water
52. Chapter 52 A Widow in Waiting
53. Chapter 53 Green Juice and Red Flags
54. Chapter 54 The Lesser of Two Betrayals
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