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Chapter 3 WHAT HE CLAIMS

Word Count: 1779    |    Released on: 11/01/2026

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erythi

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toward him

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this cen

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jaw ti

l," he m

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Lucas rep

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ed it

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ted," Hawthorne

aightened

like lo

ose end?" Ha

eyes h

N

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ped her mor

n't face

d her world had

lked i

ty fel

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ren

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ou want?"

see

aid

mean it," L

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pa

re you?"

ne of your

her

ng

ng to you

c fl

" she w

ruin eve

what's wrong

roat b

othing wron

e stre

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t chase

hing to chase,

ne wen

ands

d home to f

washed

herself in

ed up at her

she pick

li

ees bu

sed to do this?

ught of

wo

cont

he said

sn't ge

test and watch

her building less

borhood w

sm

wo

she lives?" he

es

t tightened

pped i

well smel

led from

d the sta

, the sound ech

ans

ocked

l no

a," he

oss the ha

y woman p

home," the

oking for trouble

ignore

ned to

ind him open

ze when sh

doing here?"

turned

d answering

you to s

sappear after what h

yes f

s one

dropped t

pale

look fine

ne of your

pped c

happens between u

eath c

t own me,

agreed

't walk aw

cut through

ren

stif

ooked p

in the hallway, co

his?" El

a swa

she said

eyes d

?" he r

frow

u o

e," she

udied th

ing cl

orting him,"

s heart

ot your b

xplains why you

ted unco

a, who

her mouth a

tepped

ackwood,"

m not l

s pulse

she whisper

d closer, h

ing somethi

find out w

h twisted

enly and ran fo

r slamm

it to the sink b

stopping short w

und fr

ression

ealizatio

oor o

mouth, her face

eyes l

ce was dang

a," he

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Contents

Chapter 1 THE NIGHT THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED Chapter 2 THE PRICE OF SILENCE Chapter 3 WHAT HE CLAIMS Chapter 4 THE TRUTH HE WON'T IGNORE Chapter 5 THE WORLD HE CONTROLS Chapter 6 THE ENEMY WHO KNOWS
Chapter 7 WHEN POWER SHOWS IT'S TEETH
Chapter 8 THE CHOICE THAT BREAKS YOU
Chapter 9 THE HAND THAT PULLS THE TRIGGER
Chapter 10 THE CHOICE THAT BINDS
Chapter 11 A CLAIM MADE IN
Chapter 12 WALKING INTO THE LIONS MOUTH
Chapter 13 THE SHOT THAT BROKE THE NIGHT
Chapter 14 SKIN DEEP
Chapter 15 THE ThING HE COULDN'T STOP WANTING
Chapter 16 WHERE WANT BEGIN
Chapter 17 WHEN HE FINALLY FOUND HER
Chapter 18 THE COST OF WANT
Chapter 19 WHAT HE WAS WILLING TO LOSE
Chapter 20 THE LINE BETWEEN WANT AND WAR
Chapter 21 CLOSE ENOUGH TO BREAK
Chapter 22 THE ROOFTOP CONFRONTATION
Chapter 23 WHEN EVERYTHING COLLIDES
Chapter 24 BETWEEN LIFE AND EVERYTHING ELSE
Chapter 25 WHAT HE WILL PROTECT
Chapter 26 THE ESCAPE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING
Chapter 27 THE CHOICE THAT DRAWS BLOOD
Chapter 28 WHAT SURVIVES THE NIGHT
Chapter 29 SHADOWS IN THE HALLWAY
Chapter 30 THE DECISION THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING
Chapter 31 WHEN THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON
Chapter 32 THE ENEMY WE NEVER SAW
Chapter 33 THE TRUTH SHE RAN FROM
Chapter 34 THE MARK THEY LEFT BEHIND
Chapter 35 THE DEVIL YOU RETURN TO LUCAS MAKES HIS CHOICE
Chapter 36 THE WOMAN HE WAS NEVER MEANT TO LOVE SERENA DISAPPEARS
Chapter 37 WHE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SHATTERED HIM
Chapter 38 THE WAR BEGINS IN SILENCE LUCAS TURNS THE KNIFE
Chapter 39 THE PRICE OF VENGEANCE THE AFTERMATH OF DECEPTION
Chapter 40 THE ROOFTOP WHERE EVERYTHING BURNS THE STANDOFF
Chapter 41 WHEN THE WORLD FINDS OUT THE FALL INTO SILENCE
Chapter 42 THE TRUTH THAT BREAKS EMPIRES THE BROADCAST BEGINS
Chapter 43 THE TRIAL OF FIRE THE CITY HOLDS ITS BREATH
Chapter 44 THE FACE OF BETRAYAL THE SHOT FROM ABOVE
Chapter 45 THE DESCENT THE COORDINATES
Chapter 46 THE MOTHER'S GAMBIT THE COUNTDOWN
Chapter 47 ASHES AND SHADOWS THE SILENCE AFTER
Chapter 48 THE TUNNEL OF SHADOWS
Chapter 49 RECKONING
Chapter 50 AFTER THE FIRE
Chapter 51 A QUIET THAT FEELS LIKE BREATHING
Chapter 52 WHAT SURVIVES IN THE QUIET
Chapter 53 THE SHAPE OF CHOICES
Chapter 54 WHAT REMAINS AFTER TRUTH
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