Chapter 83 THE NIGHT BEFORE
Nicolas Herrera
I couldn’t sleep.
It wasn’t for lack of trying — I had gone to bed at the right time, turned off the lights, plugged my phone in to charge, done everything a reasonable human being does when they intend to sleep. The problem was that my brain hadn’t received the memo.
It was...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Prologue
2. Chapter 2 One Month
3. Chapter 3 Hey, Babe, Over Here!
4. Chapter 4 We Won 5–1
5. Chapter 5 A Kiss, A Mistake, A Breaking Point
6. Chapter 6 A Kiss, A Mistake, A Breaking Point Part II
7. Chapter 7 Hangover Confessions
8. Chapter 8 Hangover Confessions Part II
9. Chapter 9 Promises and Pressure
10. Chapter 10 Promises and Pressure Part II
11. Chapter 11 The Stairwell Between Us
12. Chapter 12 The Stairwell Between Us Part II
13. Chapter 13 Tequila Truths
14. Chapter 14 Tequila Truths Part II
15. Chapter 15 Disaster in Motion
16. Chapter 16 Morning After Disaster
17. Chapter 17 Morning After Disaster Part II
18. Chapter 18 A Contract… for Services?
19. Chapter 19 A Contract… for Services? Part II
20. Chapter 20 Keeping Up Appearances
21. Chapter 21 Keeping Up Appearances Part II
22. Chapter 22 Rain, Promises, and Lines We Don’t Cross
23. Chapter 23 Warmth in the Cold
24. Chapter 24 Between Storms and Subtle Signals
25. Chapter 25 Blue on the Wrong Side of the Rink
26. Chapter 26 Blue on the Wrong Side of the Rink Part II
27. Chapter 27 Breaking Point on Ice
28. Chapter 28 Victory Burns Brighter Than Ice
29. Chapter 29 Victory Burns Brighter Than Ice Part II
30. Chapter 30 Victory, Vodka, and Bad Decisions
31. Chapter 31 Between Victory and Something More
32. Chapter 32 Blurred Lines and Bad Decisions
33. Chapter 33 Contractual Chaos
34. Chapter 34 Sunlight, Secrets, and Sweet Lies
35. Chapter 35 Everything in Less Than 24 Hours
36. Chapter 36 The Dress, The Chaos, and Everything In Between
37. Chapter 37 The Worst Timing Possible
38. Chapter 38 The Worst Timing Possible Part II
39. Chapter 39 The Girl Who Looked Like Sleep Itself
40. Chapter 40 The Girl Who Looked Like Sleep Itself Part II
41. Chapter 41 Black Suits and Blue Eyes
42. Chapter 42 Black Suits and Blue Eyes Part II
43. Chapter 43 Green Lights and Broken Control
44. Chapter 44 The Night Everything Changed
45. Chapter 45 Focus on Stacy
46. Chapter 46 Breaking Every Rule
47. Chapter 47 Breaking Every Rule Part II
48. Chapter 48 The Clauses We Never Wrote
49. Chapter 49 The Clauses We Never Wrote Part II
50. Chapter 50 Ghosts Don’t Let Go Easily
51. Chapter 51 Ghosts Don’t Let Go Easily Part II
52. Chapter 52 Pressure on the Ice
53. Chapter 53 Pressure on the Ice Part II
54. Chapter 54 Territory Marked in Blue
55. Chapter 55 Territory Marked in Blue Part II
56. Chapter 56 No Turning Back
57. Chapter 57 Cappuccino and Walks of Shame
58. Chapter 58 Cappuccino and Walks of Shame Part II
59. Chapter 59 Girls, Secrets, and Margaritas
60. Chapter 60 The Signature That Changed Everything
61. Chapter 61 The Signature That Changed Everything Part II
62. Chapter 62 Terms of a Broken Contract
63. Chapter 63 Terms of a Broken Contract Part II
64. Chapter 64 Drowning Things That Still Burn
65. Chapter 65 Drowning Things That Still Burn Part II
66. Chapter 66 Hangovers and Thin Ice
67. Chapter 67 Hangovers and Thin Ice Part II
68. Chapter 68 Cracks Beneath the Ice
69. Chapter 69 Cracks Beneath the Ice Part II
70. Chapter 70 Fractures Between Brothers
71. Chapter 71 Fractures Between Brothers Part II
72. Chapter 72 The Last Day in Los Angeles
73. Chapter 73 The Last Day in Los Angeles Part II
74. Chapter 74 Ghosts Between Messages
75. Chapter 75 The Truth Hidden in Her Inbox
76. Chapter 76 The Truth Hidden in Her Inbox Part II
77. Chapter 77 The Truth Beneath the Lies
78. Chapter 78 The Truth Beneath the Lies Part II
79. Chapter 79 The Way Back to You
80. Chapter 80 Epilogue
81. Chapter 81 PART I — NICOLAS HERRERA FILES
82. Chapter 82 THE FIRST JEALOUSY
83. Chapter 83 THE NIGHT BEFORE
84. Chapter 84 PART II — BEHIND THE SCENES
85. Chapter 85 PART III — AFTER VEGAS Because “happily ever after” is only the beginning.
86. Chapter 86 Family Warfare
87. Chapter 87 Honeymoon — Day One
88. Chapter 88 Honeymoon — Day Two
89. Chapter 89 Honeymoon — Day Three
90. Chapter 90 The First Apartment — Moving In
91. Chapter 91 The First Apartment — The System
92. Chapter 92 The First Months — New Discoveries
93. Chapter 93 The Day She Got Sick
94. Chapter 94 The First Christmas — Preparations
95. Chapter 95 Christmas Dinner
96. Chapter 96 Our First Wedding Anniversary
97. Chapter 97 PART IV — FIVE YEARS LATER
98. Chapter 98 Where Everyone Ended Up
99. Chapter 99 What Remained
100. Chapter 100 The Walk on the Beach
101. Chapter 101 The Video Call
102. Chapter 102 Pete
103. Chapter 103 The Defense
104. Chapter 104 The Point
105. Chapter 105 The Father
106. Chapter 106 The First Trip
107. Chapter 107 Building the Future
108. Chapter 108 The Long Wait
109. Chapter 109 Five Years Earlier - The Last Summer
110. Chapter 110 The Consultation That Nearly Went Wrong
111. Chapter 111 What She Taught Me
112. Chapter 112 When Gabe Finally Told Her
113. Chapter 113 Coming Home
114. Chapter 114 The Call During Recovery
115. Chapter 115 A Meal Made of Memories
116. Chapter 116 The Call That Meant Acceptance
117. Chapter 117 Forever
118. Chapter 118 The Elite
119. Chapter 119 Whispers on the Train
120. Chapter 120 Whispers on the Train Part II
121. Chapter 121 The First Gossip of the Year
122. Chapter 122 The First Gossip of the Year Part II
123. Chapter 123 Trial by Air
124. Chapter 124 The Welcome Party
125. Chapter 125 Possession
126. Chapter 126 Hangover Games
127. Chapter 127 Hangover Games Part II
128. Chapter 128 The start of the school games
129. Chapter 129 Fractures at Dawn
130. Chapter 130 Cracks in the Elite
131. Chapter 131 Halloween Night
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