171. Beam of light
I don’t know how long it’s been since I surrendered completely to the tears, but when the last sob left my throat, the final tear vanished into my lap... my chest felt a little less tight, and the ache just a little bit smaller.
Of course, I still feel it — that’s the thing about grief, it never rea...
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Chapters
1. 01. THE END
2. 02. Going back in time?
3. 03. Broken, loveless marriage
4. 04. The last living Sinclair
5. 05. I don’t want to be your wife
6. 06. My husband is here?
7. 07. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
8. 08. Wedding night
9. 09. “I’ll take your dress off.”
10. 10. “Make me hard, Charlotte.”
11. 11. Game of teasing
12. 12. “Just the tip?”
13. 13. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
14. 14. BEFORE THE END
15. 15. “Are you happy?”
16. 16. “Her husband is here.”
17. 17. Earl’s favorite
18. 18. “What are you doing here?”
19. 19. White lace lingerie
20. 20. Nest of nightmares
21. 21. The best decision?
22. 22. Spreading rumors
23. 23. “This time... I won’t forget.”
24. 24. Newlywed couple
25. 25. A message from Evelyn?
26. 26. I’m such a fool.
27. 27. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
28. 28. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
29. 29. “Don’t touch me.”
30. 30. “Are you afraid of burning?”
31. 31. Scandalous words
32. 32. Evelyn is here
33. 33. “I’ll make you regret it.”
34. 34. Broken marriage
35. 35. Muffled in his mouth
36. 36. Metallic taste
37. 37. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
38. 38. “Is she worth that much?”
39. 39. Lords’ Gathering
40. 40. “A truce just for today?”
41. 41. The color of sin
42. 42. Game of secrets
43. 43. “Spread your legs.”
44. 44. “Don’t run, Charlotte.”
45. 45. “Beg me to make you feel good.”
46. 46. “The game is over.”
47. 47. Lord Sebastian
48. 48. “You can always use me.”
49. 49. “He never deserved you.”
50. 50. “We’re home.”
51. 51. “What does that make us?”
52. 52. “Let me make you forget.”
53. 53. “I want to taste you, Charlotte.”
54. 54. “Why do you feel so good?”
55. 55. “What a naughty wife...”
56. 56. “Call for your husband...”
57. 57. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
58. 58. […] LOOK AT ME
59. 59. “Our truce is over…”
60. 60. Burn me to ashes
61. 61. There’s no regret in me...
62. 62. Hospitals…
63. 63. “You don’t know anything.”
64. 64. Am I really being fair?
65. 65. Red light.
66. 66. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
67. 67. Knock, knock.
68. 68. Kensington Palace
69. 69. Not this time, Evelyn.
70. 70. “Who’s the liar now, Chris?”
71. 71. I’m tired
72. 72. “Does she have no shame?”
73. 73. “Poor, clueless Evelyn.”
74. 74. “I’ll see you soon, darling.”
75. 75. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
76. 76. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
77. 77. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
78. 78. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
79. 79. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
80. 80. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
81. 81. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
82. 82. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
83. 83. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
84. 84. Isn’t the first time
85. 85. He’s already lost me
86. 86. “Don’t f*cking leave me, Charlotte.”
87. 87. A sinner seeking shelter
88. 88. “Let me take care of you.”
89. 89. “I want to eat you all day.”
90. 90. Raw need
91. 91. “You’re mine.”
92. 92. “I don’t deserve you.”
93. 93. “Let me have you... all of you.”
94. 94. “You’re everything.”
95. 95. “I need you.”
96. 96. “Say you’re mine. Please.”
97. 97. But it’s not enough
98. 98. I see stars again.
99. 99. “Please, baby, don’t stop.”
100. 100. “I just need you.”
101. 101. “You need a doctor!”
102. 102. He couldn’t... right?
103. 103. Last time?
104. 104. I hate him for it.
105. 105. He’s waiting for me.
106. 106. Feels like a cage
107. 107. I’m no saint.
108. 108. Last Will
109. 109. Clause 17
110. 110. Be that woman again
111. 111. Blood is everything
112. 112. Marshall’s sons
113. 113. “You’ve changed.”
114. 114. Inexplicable things
115. 115. The secret that I carried
116. 116. Heavy, raw, and cruel truth
117. 117. Legacy lost in time
118. 118. Henry Sinclair-Houghton
119. 119. “I’ll tell you everything.”
120. 120. Tick-tock…
121. 121. An innocent boy
122. 122. "How to be forgiven."
123. 123. Houghton Family’s Breakfast — PART I
124. 124. Houghton Family’s Breakfast — PART II
125. 125. Houghton Family’s Breakfast — PART III
126. 126. Houghton Family’s Breakfast — PART IV
127. 127. “For love.”
128. 128. “I’ll give you everything, Charlotte.”
129. 129. MARSHALL H. (POV)
130. 130. EVELYN ROSE (POV)
131. 131. EVELYN ROSE (POV)
132. 132. EVELYN ROSE (POV)
133. 133. EVELYN ROSE (POV)
134. 134. EVELYN ROSE (POV)
135. 135. SEBASTIAN H. (POV)
136. 136. SEBASTIAN H. (POV)
137. 137. SEBASTIAN H. (POV)
138. 138. SEBASTIAN H. (POV)
139. 139. SEBASTIAN H. (POV)
140. 140. SEBASTIAN H. (POV)
141. 141. SEBASTIAN H. (POV)
142. 142. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
143. 143. Porcelain
144. 144. “I just want to protect you.”
145. 145. “Love you like no one else.”
146. 146. STAINED BY TIME
147. 147. SEBASTIAN H. (POV)
148. 148. SEBASTIAN H. (POV)
149. 149. SEBASTIAN H. (POV)
150. 150. SEBASTIAN H. (POV)
151. 151. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
152. 152. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
153. 153. SEBASTIAN H. (POV)
154. 154. SEBASTIAN H. (POV)
155. 155. SEBASTIAN H. (POV)
156. 156. Was it better that way?
157. 157. Dangerously warm.
158. 158. “Moan for me, Charlotte.” (+18)
159. 159. “All because of me, baby?” (+18)
160. 160. “I want you so bad…” (+18)
161. 161. “Give it all to me.” (+18)
162. 162. EVELYN ROSE (POV)
163. 163. Marshall’s Announcement
164. 164. Proud and untouchable
165. 165. Houghton Family Scandal
166. 166. Not his time yet
167. 167. BLOOD TIES
168. 168. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
169. 169. Tears I shed a lifetime ago
170. 170. “Why are you crying, sweetheart?”
171. 171. Beam of light
172. 172. Houghton and Sinclair’s Truth
173. 173. Cursed Child
174. 174. Everything he was
175. 175. A medical surprise…
176. 176. In a different light.
177. 177. “Why, Charlotte?”
178. 178. Since always.
179. 179. “Forget your name.” (+18)
180. 180. I’m not running… (+18)
181. 181. Wrecked and reborn (+18)
182. 182. To be claimed (+18)
183. 183. This is real (+18)
184. 184. EVELYN ROSE (POV)
185. 185. SEBASTIAN H. (POV)
186. 186. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
187. 187. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
188. 188. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
189. 189. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
190. 190. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
191. 191. EVELYN ROSE (POV)
192. 192. EVELYN ROSE (POV)
193. 193. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
194. 194. CHRISTOPHER H. (POV)
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