Chapter 198 – The Man Behind It All
POV: Lila
The city didn’t sound like a city anymore.
It sounded like war.
Gunfire echoed from every direction, sharp bursts that overlapped with distant explosions and the constant hum of chaos. Smoke rose in thick columns across the skyline, turning the night into something darker, heavier.
Ever...
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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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