Chapter 40 And the bough broke
CHAPTER 40: And the bough broke
Vera
The sound of the lock clicking in place was like the sound of my prison doors shutting me off to face my retribution.
My breath came in short, rapid hitches that hurt my chest, and the salt of my tears stung the raw skin of my cheeks.
Rubbing my sore wrists...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Fix You
2. Chapter 2 The Problem
3. Chapter 3 It wasn’t a wall
4. Chapter 4 She has value, and I intend to use it
5. Chapter 5 I want you to marry me
6. Chapter 6 It's mine
7. Chapter 7 The price
8. Chapter 8 I bleed either way
9. Chapter 9 A sister's vow
10. Chapter 10 Cold feet
11. Chapter 11 Collateral
12. Chapter 12 The art of becoming
13. Chapter 13 He struck gold
14. Chapter 14 Better than expected
15. Chapter 15 Husband and wife
16. Chapter 16 Honeymoon decorations
17. Chapter 17 Burned out
18. Chapter 18 Why's everyone hung up on a honeymoon?
19. Chapter 19 A bomb and a marriage
20. Chapter 20 Did I just grab his…?
21. Chapter 21 Lily
22. Chapter 22 Bed her, get it over with
23. Chapter 23 The man in the hallway
24. Chapter 24 Cosa mia
25. Chapter 25 Fit for Mrs Rutherford
26. Chapter 26 A Lesson on Power
27. Chapter 27 Fitting in
28. Chapter 28 The Price of Silence
29. Chapter 29 The rooftop
30. Chapter 30 The Taste of Desperation
31. Chapter 31 Give him what he wants
32. Chapter 32 The Lion’s Den
33. Chapter 33 What he can do
34. Chapter 34 Ruins of the past
35. Chapter 35 Memory unlocked
36. Chapter 36 Which wife's interest?
37. Chapter 37 Espresso
38. Chapter 38 Dead ringer for Simone
39. Chapter 39 Clearing for the storm
40. Chapter 40 And the bough broke
41. Chapter 41 Pound of flesh
42. Chapter 42 Passed out
43. Chapter 43 A surprise guest
44. Chapter 44 A gilded cage
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