Chapter Twenty-three – Your life isn’t your own anymore
MALIA
I sat on one of the sofas, setting up my new phone. My body ached—every shift reminded me of what had happened at the factory. Of how reckless I’d been.
I hated this feeling. Weakness.
But what I hated more... was not knowing.
Across the room, curled like a damn portrait into the reading ...
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Chapters
1. Prolog
2. Chapter One – The Threshold
3. Chapter Two – Handsome Stranger
4. Chapter Three – Through the Cracks
5. Chapter Four – Careful What You Wish For
6. Chapter Five – The Offer
7. Chapter Six – The Price of a Choice
8. Chapter Seven – Granting A Last Chance
9. Chapter Eight – Finally Mine
10. Chapter Nine – The Bed She Shouldn’t Be In
11. Chapter Ten – Living a Nightmare
12. Chapter Eleven — The Shirt and The Chains
13. Chapter Twelve – The Lie She’ll Love
14. Chapter Thirteen – Mafia, Maid, and a Migraine
15. Chapter Fourteen – The Golden Cage
16. Chapter Fifteen – You truly want this?
17. Chapter Sixteen – In Safe-keeping
18. Chapter Seventeen - The Weight of Restraint
19. Chapter Eighteen – Reminders
20. Chapter Nineteen – A Tour in Tension
21. Chapter Twenty – The Forbidden Wing
22. Chapter Twenty-one – A Whisper in the Dark
23. Chapter Twenty-two – An Awkward Breakfast
24. Chapter Twenty-three – Your life isn’t your own anymore
25. Chapter Twenty-four – Boyfriend Material
26. Chapter Twenty-five – The Space Between Us
27. Chapter Twenty-six – The Mentee
28. Chapter Twenty-seven – Protective Detail
29. Chapter Twenty-eight – Playing Pretend
30. Chapter Twenty-nine – Back to School
31. Chapter Thirty – What the hell happened?
32. Chapter Thirty-one – The Role of a Lifetime
33. Chapter Thirty-two – Making the most of it
34. Chapter Thirty-three – The schedule
35. Chapter Thirty-four – The Mug Incident
36. Chapter Thirty-five – Losing Control 🌶️
37. Chapter Thirty-six - Apology Coffee
38. Chapter Thirty-seven - Shards
39. Chapter Thirty-eight - Breaking Apart
40. Chapter Thirty-nine - Mended Memories
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