Chapter 52: The Courtship
(Eden’s POV)
The next morning, I woke to a soft chime from my phone—a new text, long before my alarm.
Unknown:
Good morning, Vixen. Check your door.
I slipped out of bed, heart racing, and padded across the apartment to the front door. A tall glass vase overflowing with peonies and gardenias wai...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1: The Dream That Stayed
2. Chapter 2: Exit Strategy
3. Chapter 3: Smoke & Shadows
4. Chapter 4: Smoke, Laughter, and That Summer
5. Chapter 5: Never Have I Ever
6. Chapter 6: A Blur, A Fall, A Message
7. Chapter 7: Champagne, Tulle, and Secrets
8. Chapter 8: Tension in the Bakery
9. Chapter 9: Curious Flames
10. Chapter 10: The Island Invitation
11. Chapter 11: The Diary of Desire
12. Chapter 12: Boarding, Baggage, and Bitches
13. Chapter 13: The Heat Between the Pages
14. Chapter 14: Floors Between Us
15. Chapter 15: The Voice in the Dark
16. Chapter 16: Red Hot & Rising
17. Chapter 17: Kiss the Flame
18. Chapter 18: Burned Into the Breeze
19. Chapter 19: The Unraveling
20. Chapter 20: Burn It Down, Baby
21. Chapter 21: Beach Heat
22. Chapter 22: Don’t Look at Me Like That
23. Chapter 23: Hook, Line, and Suspicion
24. Chapter 24: Eyes on Me
25. Chapter 25: Something’s Missing
26. Chapter 26: Promises and Uninvited Guests
27. Chapter 27: Tonight Is the Night
28. Chapter 28: Wedding Bells & Broken Noses
29. Chapter 29: The Quiet Ones Always Surprise You
30. Chapter 30: Garden of Secrets
31. Chapter 31: The Edge of Everything
32. Chapter 32: The Things We Run From
33. Chapter 33: The Wait Ends
34. Chapter 34: The Penthouse Invitation
35. Chapter 35: A Night to Remember
36. Chapter 36: The Slow Burn
37. Chapter 37: Tasting Desire
38. Chapter 38: The First Time
39. Chapter 39: The One Night Lie
40. Chapter 40: Taking My Place
41. Chapter 41: Morning Light and Gentle Goodbyes
42. Chapter 42: Not Just One Night
43. Chapter 43: Collision Course
44. Chapter 43: No Place to Hide
45. Chapter 44 – Messages & Mixed Signals
46. Chapter 45 – The Morning After
47. Chapter 46: Lunch Hour Confessions
48. Chapter 47: Under the Microscope
49. Chapter 48: No More Hiding
50. Chapter 49: Fogged Glass
51. Chapter 50: Permission & Confessions
52. Chapter 51: Crossroads
53. Chapter 52: The Courtship
54. Chapter 52: The Gift of Surrender
55. Chapter 53: Into the Unknown
56. Chapter 54: Under City Lights
57. Chapter 55: Rooftop Devotion
58. Chapter 56: The Wrong Kind of Attention
59. Chapter 57 : Unsettled
60. Chapter 58: Shadows in the Background
61. Chapter 59: A Night Out
62. Chapter 60: Secrets and Stress
63. Chapter 61: Silence
64. Chapter 62: Date Night
65. Chapter 63: Morning Light
66. Chapter 64: Lazy Brunch & Weekend Plans
67. Chapter 65: Welcome Home
68. Chapter 66: Yours, Completely
69. Chapter 67: Unannounced Guests
70. Chapter 68: Bagels, Wine, and Wild Hearts
71. Chapter 69: Plans Over Pancakes
72. Chapter 70: Shopping, Stares, and Subtle Promises
73. Chapter 71: Lipstick, Laughter, and Lingering Shadows
74. Chapter 72 – Note in the Boutique
75. Chapter 73: Night With the Twins
76. Chapter 74: The Text
77. Chapter 75-His Claim
78. Chapter 76: Shattered Calm
79. Chapter 77: Unwelcome Eyes
80. Chapter 78 – Hotel Morning
81. Chapter 79 – Luca’s Plan
82. Chapter 80 – The Edge of the Net
83. Chapter 81 – The Space Between Heartbeats
84. Chapter 82 – Watching You
85. Chapter 83 – No More Fear
86. Chapter 84 – Shifting Shadows
87. Chapter 85 – The Last Normal Day
88. Chapter 86 – Taken
89. Chapter 87 - Cold Chains
90. Chapter 88 – Missing
91. Chapter 89 – Fracture Lines
92. Chapter 90 – Harper’s Warning
93. Chapter 91 – Captive Months
94. Chapter 92 – Breaking Points
95. Chapter 93 – The Breakthrough
96. Chapter 94 – The Rescue
97. Chapter 95 – Aftermath & Reunion
98. Chapter 96 – First Hearing
99. Chapter 97 – Aftermath of the Hearing
100. Chapter 98 – Night Confession
101. Chapter 99 – Recovery Days
102. Chapter 100 – Second Court Date
103. Chapter 101 – Recovery & Promise
104. Chapter 102 – Daniel’s POV (Last Play)
105. Chapter 103 – The Spiritual Wedding
106. Chapter 104 – The Final Confrontation
107. Chapter 105 – Epilogue
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