⊰ 17.5 ⊱ The Cost of Pride
⊰ Marcel ⊱
With my chin tucked between my thumb and index finger, I brush the underside of my jaw aimlessly as I lean back into the brown leather chair of the parlor. My elbow rests on the armrest, the other positioned at my hip as I hold a half-empty glass of scotch on my lap. I tap my index ...
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Chapters
1. ⊰ 1 ⊱ Silent Hours
2. ⊰ 2 ⊱ Shadow of the Past
3. ⊰ 3 ⊱ Reckless Embrace
4. ⊰ 4 ⊱ My Brother's Keeper
5. ⊰ 5 ⊱ Old Bonds, New Problems
6. ⊰ 6 ⊱ The Currency of My Existence
7. ⊰ 7 ⊱ An Impossible Request
8. ⊰ 8 ⊱ The Illusion of Choice
9. ⊰ 9 ⊱ Tempting Fate: Part 1
10. ⊰ 10 ⊱ Dancing with Fate: Part 2
11. ⊰ 11 ⊱ Risks Worth Taking
12. ⊰ 12 ⊱ Under His Gaze
13. ⊰ 13 ⊱ Shadows of My Doubts: Part 1
14. ⊰ 14 ⊱ Weight of My Regret: Part 2
15. ⊰ 15 ⊱ Glimpse of His Black Soul
16. ⊰ 16 ⊱ Defeat Beyond Redemption
17. ⊰ 17 ⊱ Catalina
18. ⊰ 17.5 ⊱ The Cost of Pride
19. ⊰ 18 ⊱ Worlds Apart
20. ⊰ 19 ⊱ Blueprints and Failures
21. ⊰ 20 ⊱ Trip Down Memory Lane: Part 1
22. ⊰ 21 ⊱ A Night of the Past: Part 2
23. ⊰ 21.5 ⊱ A Hopeless Future
24. ⊰ 22 ⊱ Veiled Intentions
25. ⊰ 23 ⊱ Fragments of Vulnerability
26. ⊰ 24 ⊱ Between Heartbeats
27. ⊰ 25 ⊱ Crossing Doubts
28. ⊰ 26 ⊱ Heart's Betrayal: Part 1
29. ⊰ 27 ⊱ Edge of Loyalty: Part 2
30. ⊰ 27.5 ⊱ Bloodlines and Loyalties
31. ⊰ 28 ⊱ Silent Battles: Part 3
32. ⊰ 28.5 ⊱ Porcelain Doll
33. ⊰ 29 ⊱ Facing My Reflection
34. ⊰ 30 ⊱ Treading a Fine Line
35. ⊰ 31 ⊱ Bitter Tastes
36. ⊰ 31.5 ⊱ Collateral Damage
37. ⊰ 32 ⊱ Edge of Envy: Part 1
38. ⊰ 33 ⊱ Blurred Lines: Part 2
39. ⊰ 34 ⊱ Bound by His Will: Part 3
40. ⊰ 34.5 ⊱ Sacrifices We Make
41. ⊰ 35 ⊱ Torn Between Worlds: Part 1
42. ⊰ 36 ⊱ Price of My Loyalty: Part 2
43. S2 ⊰ 1 ⊱ A Different Kind of Strength
44. ⊰ 2 ⊱ Taste of Nostalgia: Part 1
45. ⊰ 3 ⊱ My Brother's Sacrifice: Part 2
46. ⊰ 4 ⊱ Clinging onto Faith: Part 3
47. ⊰ 4.5 ⊱ She Will Be Loved
48. ⊰ 5 ⊱ Flicker of Doubt
49. ⊰ 6 ⊱ Bound by Fate
50. ⊰ 7 ⊱ Amidst a World of Darkness
51. ⊰ 7.5 ⊱ Her Sacrifice
52. ⊰ 8 ⊱ Come What May: Part 1
53. ⊰ 9 ⊱ Till Death Do Us Part: Dart 2
54. ⊰ 9.5 ⊱ Blood and Bullets
55. ⊰ 10 ⊱ The Cost of Safety
56. ⊰ 11 ⊱ My Surrender: Part 1
57. ⊰ 12 ⊱ As Husband and Wife: Part 2
58. ⊰ 12.5 ⊱ Weight of the Crown
59. ⊰ 13 ⊱ Consequence of Doubt
60. ⊰ 14 ⊱ The Variable of My Existence
61. ⊰ 15 ⊱ A Heartbeat Away
62. ⊰ 16 ⊱ Between the Lines
63. ⊰ 16.5 ⊱ Gathering Clouds
64. ⊰ 17 ⊱ When the Door Locks
65. ⊰ 18 ⊱ The Taste of Loss
66. ⊰ 19 ⊱ Burden of Silence
67. ⊰ 20 ⊱ A Room Full of Lies
68. ⊰ 20.5 ⊱ In the Wake of a Monster
69. ⊰ 21 ⊱ Fragments of Us
70. ⊰ 21.5 | 1 ⊱ Love Isn't Enough: Part 1
71. ⊰ 21.5 | 2 ⊱ All That I Am: Part 2
72. ⊰ 22 ⊱ By His Side
73. S3 ⊰ 1 ⊱ The Price of Family: Part 1
74. ⊰ 2 ⊱ The Price of Loyalty: Part 2
75. ⊰ 3 ⊱ The Lies We Tell
76. ⊰ 4 ⊱ Chocolate and Confessions
77. ⊰ 5 ⊱ Unraveling Before Him: Part 1
78. ⊰ 6 ⊱ Home: Part 2
79. ⊰ 6.5 ⊱ Weapon of War
80. ⊰ 7 ⊱ A Dangerous Game
81. ⊰ 8 ⊱ More Than Calculations
82. ⊰ 9 ⊱ Damned in Black and White
83. ⊰ 10 ⊱ The Price of Protection
84. ⊰ 11 ⊱ Immunity in Ink
85. ⊰ 12 ⊱ Drowning in Silence
86. ⊰ 13 ⊱ Silence Between Heartbeats
87. ⊰ 13.5 ⊱ Hour of Reckoning
88. ⊰ 14 ⊱ Ashes of a Dream
89. ⊰ 14.5 | 1 ⊱ Last of My Mercy: Part 1
90. ⊰ 14.5 | 2 ⊱ The Devil We Know: Part 2
91. ⊰ 15 ⊱ Unbreakable
92. ⊰ 15.5 ⊱ Desperate Measures
93. ⊰ 16 ⊱ Love Tainted by Violence: Part 1
94. ⊰ 17 ⊱ My Refuge: Part 2
95. ⊰ 17.5 ⊱ Playing With Fire
96. ⊰ 18 ⊱ When Love Hurts
97. ⊰ 19 ⊱ A Promise for Tomorrow
98. ⊰ 20 ⊱ When Worlds Collide
99. ⊰ 20.5 | 1 ⊱ Heart of Fear: Part 1
100. ⊰ 20.5 | 2 ⊱ Blood Debt: Part 2
101. ⊰ 20.5 | 3 ⊱ My Salvation: Part 3
102. ⊰ 21 ⊱ Love That Endures
103. ⊰ 22 ⊱ Fractured Family Portrait
104. ⊰ 23 ⊱ Happy, Happy Birthday
105. ⊰ 24 ⊱ Whispers of Doubt
106. ⊰ 24.5 | 1 ⊱ The Truth She Holds
107. ⊰ 24.5 | 2 ⊱ Shelter
108. ⊰ 25 ⊱ A Stolen Moment
109. ⊰ 26 ⊱ Love's Fragile Thread
110. ⊰ 26.5 ⊱ The Hunt Begins
111. ⊰ 27 ⊱ A Day Like Any Other: Part 1
112. ⊰ 28 ⊱ The Devil's Game: Part 2
113. ⊰ 28.5 ⊱ House of Cards
114. ⊰ 29 ⊱ In His Arms: Part 3
115. Epilogue
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