Chapter 196 Persona Non Grata

Stella's POV

The silence that followed was absolute. Every person in that room—committee members halfway to the door, Diana frozen mid-step, Nathan's hand still on her arm—turned to stare at Linda.

Dean Morrison's expression didn't change, but I saw her fingers tighten on her briefcase. She set it...

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Chapters

1. Chapter 1 The Marriage Certificate

2. Chapter 2 Iron Taboo

3. Chapter 3 Wooden Utensils

4. Chapter 4 Roommate Rules and Wedding Photos

5. Chapter 5 Unexpected Discovery

6. Chapter 6 Elite Gathering

7. Chapter 7 Midnight Summons

8. Chapter 8 Riverside Bar Pickup

9. Chapter 9 Midnight Drive

10. Chapter 10 Burning Evidence

11. Chapter 11 Cold Hands, Warm Skin

12. Chapter 12 Fever Dreams

13. Chapter 13 Midnight Vigil

14. Chapter 14 Morning After

15. Chapter 15 Campus Anxiety

16. Chapter 16 The Campus Heartthrob

17. Chapter 17 Unwanted Attention

18. Chapter 18 Boundaries

19. Chapter 19 Office Storm

20. Chapter 20 Breaking Point

21. Chapter 21 Fracture

22. Chapter 22 When Magic Breaks Free

23. Chapter 23 When Dragons Break

24. Chapter 24 Dragon Fire and Truth Revealed

25. Chapter 25 Acceptance

26. Chapter 26 Exposure

27. Chapter 27 Interrupted

28. Chapter 28 Power Play

29. Chapter 29 Rings and Conditions

30. Chapter 30 Gilded Preparations

31. Chapter 31 Meeting the Dragon Elder

32. Chapter 32 Estate in the Mist

33. Chapter 33 Dinner Table Gambits

34. Chapter 34 The Shell and the Bloodline

35. Chapter 35 The Sea's Lament

36. Chapter 36 The Shell's Song

37. Chapter 37 Ember Night (1)

38. Chapter 38 Ember Night (2)

39. Chapter 39 Blood Truth

40. Chapter 40 The Study's Verdict

41. Chapter 41 Morning After

42. Chapter 42 Bloodlines

43. Chapter 43 The Weight of the Mark

44. Chapter 44 Shell and Mark

45. Chapter 45 The Voice Behind the Door

46. Chapter 46 Spies, Lies, and One Bedroom

47. Chapter 47 The Spy

48. Chapter 48 The End of Pretending

49. Chapter 49 The Reverse Scale

50. Chapter 50 Boundaries and Breakfast

51. Chapter 51 Learning to Listen

52. Chapter 52 The Imposter's Ring

53. Chapter 53 Divine Retribution

54. Chapter 54 Spring Blade

55. Chapter 55 Confession

56. Chapter 56 Caught Between Silence and Truth

57. Chapter 57 The Friend Agreement

58. Chapter 58 The Price of Playing Nice

59. Chapter 59 Secrets I Can't Speak

60. Chapter 60 Graduation Recital and the Bouquet Confession

61. Chapter 61 After the Curtain Falls

62. Chapter 62 Behind the Shades

63. Chapter 63 The Confrontation

64. Chapter 64 Silenced

65. Chapter 65 After the Curtain Falls

66. Chapter 66 Confessions in the Dark

67. Chapter 67 The Interrogation

68. Chapter 68 The Auditor

69. Chapter 69 Platform Showdown

70. Chapter 70 Unexpected Offer

71. Chapter 71 The Offer's Temptation

72. Chapter 72 Into the Wolf's Den

73. Chapter 73 The Performance

74. Chapter 74 The Siren's Test

75. Chapter 75 Aftermath

76. Chapter 76 Possession

77. Chapter 77 The First Date

78. Chapter 78 The Blackwood Map

79. Chapter 79 Plants Talk Back

80. Chapter 80 Mission Accomplished

81. Chapter 81 The Plant Queen and Her Defector

82. Chapter 82 Captive and the Conch

83. Chapter 83 Exposure

84. Chapter 84 Everyone Knew But Me

85. Chapter 85 Shooting Stars and Dragon

86. Chapter 86 Chasing Stars

87. Chapter 87 Red Ink and Cold Calls

88. Chapter 88 Unspoken Care

89. Chapter 89 Emergency Call

90. Chapter 90 Late Night Return

91. Chapter 91 Examination

92. Chapter 92 The Watcher

93. Chapter 93 Uninvited Guests

94. Chapter 94 Inside the Game (1)

95. Chapter 95 Inside the Game (2)

96. Chapter 96 Sweet Trap

97. Chapter 97 Miss

98. Chapter 98 Mall Confrontation

99. Chapter 99 The Reckoning

100. Chapter 100 The Last Stand

101. Chapter 101 Proof of Marriage

102. Chapter 102 What She'd Been Carrying

103. Chapter 103 Waiting

104. Chapter 104 Boundaries (1)

105. Chapter 105 Boundaries (2)

106. Chapter 106 Sanctuary

107. Chapter 107 Unexpected Visitor

108. Chapter 108 Diana's Test

109. Chapter 109 Gift

110. Chapter 110 Hallway Encounter

111. Chapter 111 Departure to Veilmoor Isle

112. Chapter 112 Island First Night

113. Chapter 113 Bonfire Night

114. Chapter 114 Echoes in the Sea

115. Chapter 115 Nerida's Tears

116. Chapter 116 The Guardian of the Deep

117. Chapter 117 The Statue's Whisper

118. Chapter 118 The Dead's Gift

119. Chapter 119 Bay's Bequest

120. Chapter 120 Return

121. Chapter 121 Jealous Dragon

122. Chapter 122 Black Lace

123. Chapter 123 Fire and Water

124. Chapter 124 Secrets and Celebrations

125. Chapter 125 Bloom Exhibition

126. Chapter 126 The Moonflower Incident

127. Chapter 127 Moonflower Bluff

128. Chapter 128 Lunaria Noctiflora

129. Chapter 129 The Bloom

130. Chapter 130 The Aftermath

131. Chapter 131 Wedding Plan

132. Chapter 132 The Call (1)

133. Chapter 133 The Call (2)

134. Chapter 134 Homecoming

135. Chapter 135 Homeward Bound

136. Chapter 136 The Gates of Blackwood

137. Chapter 137 Surprises

138. Chapter 138 The Gift Hunt

139. Chapter 139 A Gift for the Hunter

140. Chapter 140 Settling In

141. Chapter 141 Lucy's Boyfriend

142. Chapter 142 Something Off

143. Chapter 143 Nesting

144. Chapter 144 Home

145. Chapter 145 Dissonance

146. Chapter 146 When the Mask Comes Off

147. Chapter 147 Unraveling Truths

148. Chapter 148 Photo Evidence

149. Chapter 149 Campus Storm (1)

150. Chapter 150 Campus Storm (2)

151. Chapter 151 The Perfect Lie

152. Chapter 152 Into the Serpent's Den

153. Chapter 153 Siren's Lair

154. Chapter 154 Nervous Waiting

155. Chapter 155 Beneath the Surface

156. Chapter 156 Venom in the Ashes (1)

157. Chapter 157 Venom in the Ashes (2)

158. Chapter 158 The Unraveling

159. Chapter 159 Shattered Trust

160. Chapter 160 Collapse (1)

161. Chapter 161 Collapse (2)

162. Chapter 162 Breaking Point

163. Chapter 163 Last Line

164. Chapter 164 All In

165. Chapter 165 Truth and Despair

166. Chapter 166 Accusations

167. Chapter 167 Interrogatio (1)

168. Chapter 168 Interrogatio (2)

169. Chapter 169 The Reckoning

170. Chapter 170 Shadows on the Shore

171. Chapter 171 The Last Straw

172. Chapter 172 Tidal Whispers

173. Chapter 173 Beach Confrontation

174. Chapter 174 Tidal Fury

175. Chapter 175 Shattered Bond

176. Chapter 176 Ocean's Fury

177. Chapter 177 Before Judgment

178. Chapter 178 Truth and Fury

179. Chapter 179 Desperate Plans

180. Chapter 180 The Night Before Truth

181. Chapter 181 The Road to Riverside

182. Chapter 182 Desperate Lies

183. Chapter 183 Lies and Bait

184. Chapter 184 Escape

185. Chapter 185 Beach Truth

186. Chapter 186 Fractured Reality

187. Chapter 187 Days of Waiting

188. Chapter 188 Letter

189. Chapter 189 The Hearing

190. Chapter 190 The Interruption

191. Chapter 191 Through Lies

192. Chapter 192 Unspoken Bonds

193. Chapter 193 Reconciliation

194. Chapter 194 The Hearing Resumes

195. Chapter 195 Linda's Final Strike

196. Chapter 196 Persona Non Grata

197. Chapter 197 The Wedding (1)

198. Chapter 198 The Wedding (2)

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