Chapter 56 The Hourglass Game
Valentina
The house was quieter than it had been in weeks. No wedding planners. No fittings. No champagne toasts or showtime kisses. Just stone walls and secrets.
Matteo and Rosco had left fifteen minutes ago to “handle some business,” which I was sure involved more than spreadsheets. The...
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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
55. Chapter 55 Distortions and Debts
56. Chapter 56 The Hourglass Game
57. Chapter 57 Retail Therapy and Reputation Management
58. Chapter 58 Clean Hands, Dirty Money
59. Chapter 59 THE GARDEN GHOST
60. Chapter 60 Morning After
61. Chapter 61 Prescription Strength
62. Chapter 62 Confession in Silk
63. Chapter 63 Severance
64. Chapter 64 The Line Between Lies and Truth
65. Chapter 65 Sweet as Poison
66. Chapter 66 False Witness
67. Chapter 67 The Sweetest Sting
68. Chapter 68 Blood and Iron
69. Chapter 69 Ice Cream and Incineration
70. Chapter 70 Water and Warpaint
71. Chapter 71 After Hours
72. Chapter 72 The Snake in the Garden
73. Chapter 73 Hidden Doors and Open Secrets
74. Chapter 74 Data and Doubt
75. Chapter 75 The Control I Can Keep
76. Chapter 76 To Catch A Snake
77. Chapter 77 Don’t Cockblock Valentina
78. Chapter 78 Smoke Signals and Stupid Cops
79. Chapter 79 Barking Up the Wrong Tree
80. Chapter 80 Eyes Wide Open
81. Chapter 81 The Girl in the Room
82. Chapter 82 What the Truth Costs
83. Chapter 83 Taught Obedience
84. Chapter 84 The Problem with Perfection
85. Chapter 85 Bad Timing
86. Chapter 86 The Smallest Fighter
87. Chapter 87 Wrong Hall, Wrong Room
88. Chapter 88 Like Hell I’m Weak
89. Chapter 89 Bruised, Not Broken
90. Chapter 90 The Beast You Built
91. Chapter 91 After the Storm
92. Chapter 92 The Weight of Waking
93. Chapter 93 The Last Decision He Ever Made
94. Chapter 94 The New Equation
95. Chapter 95 Waking the Beast
96. Chapter 96 The Baby We Forgot
97. Chapter 97 A Motherless Crib
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