Chapter 177 – Between Fear and Hope
Lila POV
Luca didn’t shout.
That was how I knew he was furious.
He stood in the middle of my living room, phone pressed to his ear, his voice low and steady in a way that made every word feel heavier.
“I want every entrance covered,” he said. “No exceptions.”
A pause.
“No, that’s not enoug...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 – The Job I Couldn’t Refuse
2. Chapter 2 – The Mansion Tour
3. Chapter 3 – Marco’s Game
4. Chapter 4 – Dante’s Shadow
5. Chapter 5 – Luca’s Games
6. Chapter 6 – Enzo in the Shadows
7. Chapter 7 – Eyes Everywhere
8. Chapter 8 – The Bet
9. Chapter 9 – Denial
10. Chapter 10 – First “Accidental” Touch from Marco
11. Chapter 11 – Dante Orders Me to Serve Him Personally
12. Chapter 12 – Marco Steals My Hairpin
13. Chapter 13 – Luca Corners Me in the Hallway
14. Chapter 14 – Enzo Deletes a Contact
15. Chapter 15 – She Starts to Notice Their Rivalry
16. Chapter 16 – Small Sabotage Between Brothers
17. Chapter 17 – Dante Buys Her an Expensive Dress for “Uniform”
18. Chapter 18 – Marco Catches Her Wearing It and Teases Her
19. Chapter 19 – Luca Forces Her to Ride With Him to a “Meeting”
20. Chapter 20 – Enzo Leaves Her a Cryptic Note in Her Room
21. Chapter 21 – She Tries to Set Boundaries — All Ignore Them
22. Chapter 22 – Dante Punishes a Maid for Speaking Rudely to Her
23. Chapter 23 – Marco Flirts Openly in Front of the Others
24. Chapter 24 – Luca Pulls Her Into a Kiss
25. Chapter 25 – Enzo Destroys Her Old Phone and Gives Her a New One
26. Chapter 26 – She Finds Out About Their Criminal Activities
27. Chapter 27 – A Fight Breaks Out Between Marco and Luca Over Her
28. Chapter 28 – Dante Warns Her About “Picking Sides”
29. Chapter 29 – The Black Silk Slip
30. Chapter 30 – The Wrong Brother
31. Chapter 31 – One by One
32. Chapter 32 – The Walls Close In
33. Chapter 33 – Cracks in the Glass
34. Chapter 34 – The Whisper That Stayed
35. Chapter 35 – The Rose and the Warning
36. Chapter 36 – The Shadows Outside
37. Chapter 37 – The Fight in the Dark
38. Chapter 38 – The Office
39. Chapter 39 – The Casino
40. Chapter 40 – Powerless
41. Chapter 41 – The Note
42. Chapter 42 – Blood in the Dark
43. Chapter 43 – Marco’s Arms
44. Chapter 44 – Pull the Trigger
45. Chapter 45 – Deleted
46. Chapter 46 – The Walls Close In
47. Chapter 47 – Playing Along
48. Chapter 48 – The Door That Wouldn’t Stay Shut
49. Chapter 49 – The Night the Gate Whispered My Name
50. Chapter 50 – The Price of Running
51. Chapter 51 – The Debt I Never Asked Him to Pay
52. Chapter 52 – The Friend Who Smiled Too Easily
53. Chapter 53 – The Night Drive
54. Chapter 54 – The Shadow
55. Chapter 55 - It Feels Real
56. Chapter 56 - Kiss During an Argument
57. Chapter 57 - The Necklace
58. Chapter 58 - It Shouldn't Have Happened
59. Chapter 59 - Don't Trust Anyone
60. Chapter 60 - The Score
61. Chapter 61 - Next Round
62. Chapter 62 - Who's Turn?
63. Chapter 63 - Round 8
64. Chapter 64 - Things are changing
65. Chapter 65 - Elimination
66. Chapter 66 - The Invitation
67. Chapter 67 - Another Invitation?
68. Chapter 68 – Marco Sneaks Her In Anyway
69. Chapter 69 – Luca Dances With Her in Public, Causing Chaos
70. Chapter 70 – Enzo Pulls Her Into the Shadows and Threatens Someone
71. Chapter 71 – Dante Shows Up and Takes Her Home in Fury
72. Chapter 72 – Someone Leaks a Photo of Her with Luca to the Press
73. Chapter 73 – Marco Claims She’s “His” in Front of Reporters
74. Chapter 74 – Dante Has to Publicly Deny It
75. Chapter 75 – The Brothers Close Ranks
76. Chapter 76 – The Lockdown
77. Chapter 77 – The Blood Trail
78. Chapter 78 – Lights Out
79. Chapter 79 – Trapped in the Dark
80. Chapter 80 – The Message That Wouldn’t Disappear
81. Chapter 81 – The Deal She Was Never Meant to Hear
82. Chapter 82 – The Night I Tried to Run
83. Chapter 83 – The Message That Shouldn’t Exist
84. Chapter 84 – Marco’s Penthouse
85. Chapter 85 - Wants to Die First
86. Chapter 86 - Panic Room
87. Chapter 87 - Who's there?
88. Chapter 88 - Cameras
89. Chapter 89 - Unknown Number
90. Chapter 90 - She's Stay With Me
91. Chapter 91 - Not Now, But Soon
92. Chapter 92 - Chaos
93. Chapter 93 - Lila!
94. Chapter 94 - Don't Trust Him
95. Chapter 95 - Your Mother and Your Freedom
96. Chapter 96 - ENZO!
97. Chapter 97 - You're Not Alone Anymore
98. Chapter 98 - She's Safe
99. Chapter 99 - Survival
100. Chapter 100 - Warning!
101. Chapter 101 - Guilty
102. Chapter 102 - Complicated
103. Chapter 103 - Next Move
104. Chapter 104 - The Other Side
105. Chapter 105 - Their Past
106. Chapter 106 - Drunk
107. Chapter 107 - Trust Him More Than Me
108. Chapter 108 - You're Mine
109. Chapter 109 - Rumor or Fact
110. Chapter 110 - I Remember Enough
111. Chapter 111 - "It was just Sex, Lila"
112. Chapter 112 - Do you love me?
113. Chapter 113 - Engagement
114. Chapter 114 - It's Not Love, It's Sickness
115. Chapter 115 - The soon-to-be fiancée
116. Chapter 116 - Live in peace, Lila
117. Chapter 117 - Playing Roles
118. Chapter 118 - Plans
119. Chapter 119 - Chose you
120. Chapter 120 - Who were you with?
121. Chapter 121 — Enzo POV
122. Chapter 122 — You Care Too Much
123. CHAPTER 123 — Enzo's POV (part 2)
124. CHAPTER 124 — You Release Enzo, and I Go with You
125. CHAPTER 125 — Made a deal
126. CHAPTER 126 — You Father and My Mother
127. CHAPTER 127 — Let Her Go Now
128. CHAPTER 128 — Dead
129. CHAPTER 129 — I’m the only one who can keep him alive
130. CHAPTER 130 - Changing
131. CHAPTER 131 — He Slapped Me
132. CHAPTER 132 – I'm Fine
133. CHAPTER 133 – She's Dying
134. CHAPTER 134 – Congratulations
135. CHAPTER 135 - I want him to feel it too
136. CHAPTER 136 - She Kissed Him
137. CHAPTER 137 - I HAD TO
138. Chapter 138 - I Can't
139. CHAPTER 139 - Go, Now!
140. CHAPTER 140 - Freedom
141. CHAPTER 141 - He Didn't Make it
142. CHAPTER 142 – The Ring
143. CHAPTER 143 – Stay Alive
144. CHAPTER 144 - NO CHANCE, NO SPACE
145. CHAPTER 145 - Peace
146. CHAPTER 146 - I Love You
147. CHAPTER 147 - Fake Feeling
148. Chapter 148 - DREAM
149. CHAPTER 149 - A Job
150. CHAPTER 150 - Don't Trust Anyone
151. Chapter 151 - Alive
152. Chapter 152 - It's Not Over
153. Chapter 153 - Different
154. Chapter 154 - Normal Life
155. Chapter 155 - I don’t know who to trust anymore
156. Chapter 156 - you’re not alone here
157. Chapter 157 - Good Teachers
158. Chapter 158
159. Chapter 159
160. Chapter 160 - Not For Revenge
161. Chapter 161 - I Missed Him
162. Chapter 162 - "DANTE"
163. Chapter 163
164. Chapter 164
165. Chapter 165
166. Chapter 166
167. Chapter 167 – The Secret Signal
168. Chapter 168 – The Uncle Knows
169. Chapter 169 – The Enemy Moves
170. Chapter 170 – The First Lesson
171. Chapter 171 – A Skill I Didn’t Know I Had
172. Chapter 172 – Cracks in the Family
173. Chapter 173 – I’m Watching
174. Chapter 174 – The Trigger
175. Chapter 175 – Not Alone
176. Chapter 176 – The Lighter
177. Chapter 177 – Between Fear and Hope
178. Chapter 178 – The Ghost Shooter
179. Chapter 179 – The Raven
180. Chapter 180 – The Hidden Warning
181. Chapter 181 – The Man Who Came Back
182. Chapter 182 – The Question He Won’t Answer
183. Chapter 183 – The Money Trail
184. Chapter 184 – The Truth He Buried
185. Chapter 185 – The Truth That Buried Him
186. Chapter 186 – The War He Chose
187. Chapter 187 – Drawing Blood
188. Chapter 188 – You Would Have Followed Him
189. Chapter 189 – Bring Lila
190. Chapter 190 – I’m Going Anyway
191. Chapter 191 – Into the Trap
192. Chapter 192 – The Man in the Smoke
193. Chapter 193 – Not the Man I Knew
194. Chapter 194 – This War Isn’t Finished
195. Chapter 195 – The Fall They Planned
196. Chapter 196 – The Brothers Stand
197. Chapter 197 – I Don’t Miss
198. Chapter 198 – The Man Behind It All
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