The Ash and the Price
Miriam was standing with a bottle of cheap, burning whiskey clutched tightly in her hand. The glass was cool against her palm, but her blood felt like hot, acidic oil. She hadn’t moved from this spot in almost an hour, rooted to the grimy sidewalk by a paralysis of self-hatred and consuming, cold fe...
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Chapters
1. Lips of the Enemy
2. Heat On My Skin
3. A Desperate Lie
4. A Dangerous Game
5. A New Role
6. A Red Lipstick Lies
7. A Ride to Nowhere
8. A Night in His Shadow
9. A Door Between Lies
10. The Lie Behind the Door
11. The Mask of Luxury
12. Secrets Behind the Velvet Walls
13. Coffee, Chaos and the Closet
14. Wrapped in Silk, Trapped in Lies
15. Tangled in His Arms, Hidden in My Lies
16. The Lie That Tastes Like Freedom
17. When Aprons Fall, Secrets Rise
18. A Desk Built on Lies
19. A Smile Hides Many Knives
20. Twisted Threads of Truth
21. Shadows Behind Every Smile
22. When He Said She Was His
23. What She Has, I Must Break
24. The Master Behind the Curtain
25. The Bloodline That Burns
26. A Welcome Wrapped in Thorns
27. Tangled Tables and Crimson Kisses
28. A Table for Three, A War for Two
29. A War of Looks and Words
30. Dressed in Flames
31. The Mask of a Princess
32. A Daughter's War
33. Whispers Beneath the Waves
34. A Girl From The Past
35. A Lie Too Deep to Float
36. The Spark in the Waves
37. The Diamond Distraction
38. The Lion's Invitation
39. The Gala Invitation
40. The Curtain Lifts
41. Veins Beneath the Smile
42. Dressed in Disguise
43. Drenched in Secrets
44. A Night Draped in Diamonds
45. A Flame in the Hallway
46. Shadows Beneath the Silver Lights
47. The Restroom Alibi
48. Between the Shelves of Secrets
49. Toasts and Thorns
50. Quiet Storms Behind Curtains
51. Stay With Him
52. The Weight of a Promise
53. A Night Etched in Smoke and Silence
54. City Lights and Dark Hearts
55. A Dangerous Claim
56. A Complicated Surrender
57. A Silent Betrayal
58. A Gilded Cage
59. The Proposal
60. A Gilded Cage, A Tangled Web
61. The Taste of Treason
62. The Ghost of the Past
63. A painful Lie
64. A Glimmer of Family
65. The Ghost of a Memory
66. A Heart Divided
67. A Bitter Taste of Humiliation
68. The Writing on the Wall
69. The Brutal Truth
70. The Price of a Brother
71. The Test of Desire
72. The Question That Haunts Me
73. The Vow of Vengeance
74. The Game is Up
75. The Price of a Lie
76. The Weight of a Lie
77. A Different Kind of Storm
78. Her Silent Fury
79. The Unspoken Promise
80. The Fallout
81. The Devil's Gambit
82. A Tangled Web
83. The Last Secret
84. The Unraveled Thread
85. The Last Warning
86. A Dangerous Crossroads
87. The Blindfold
88. The Devil's Crucible
89. The Slums of Fortune
90. A Serpent's Laughter
91. The Phoenix In The Ashes
92. A Serpent's Twisted Grace
93. A Lingering Phantom
94. A Promise in the Dark
95. The Ghost of the Past
96. The Phantom’s Echo
97. The Unwavering Search
98. The Unraveling Thread
99. The Tantalizing Glimpse
100. The Iron Claws District
101. The Price of Silence
102. A Ghost on the Screen
103. The Doorway to Disaster
104. The Confession Interrupted
105. The Fire and the Promise
106. The Unspoken Oath
107. The Price Of Possessiveness
108. The Siren Of Jealousy
109. The Unbearable Weight Of Command
110. The Puppet in the Glass Cage
111. The Red Dress of Betrayal
112. The Mask of the Puppet Master
113. The Lion’s Den and the Serpent’s Skin
114. The Golden Trap
115. The Door to the Devil
116. The Shadow of a Memory
117. The Devil's Trade
118. The Shadows of Solara
119. The Candle and the Cage
120. Shadows in the Glass
121. The Ash and the Price
122. The Coffee Stain and the Cost of Silence
123. The Price of a Name
124. The Name in the Dark
125. The Ghost of the Future
126. The Last Night Of Truth
127. The Echoes In The Dark Room
128. When The Truth Finally Speaks
129. The Unmasked Puppet Master
130. The Mirror of Betrayal
131. The Footprints in the Dust
132. The Dead Girl’s Face
133. The Ghost in the Garage
134. The Fortress of the Son
135. The Devil’s Playground
136. The Echo of a Name
137. The Ghost In The Living Room
138. Ashes In Us
139. The Silent Watchers
140. The Crash Of Emperors
141. The Price of Treachery
142. The Ultimate Betrayal
143. The Price Of Treacherous
144. The Aftermath
145. The Weight Of Forgiveness
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