Chapter 37: The Storm
The storm hit faster than I expected.
By Tuesday morning, the café wasn’t just crowded — it was swarmed. Reporters lined the sidewalk, cameras flashing, microphones thrust toward anyone who walked in or out. Customers had to squeeze past, some shielding their faces, others basking in the chaos like...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1: The Bad News
2. Chapter 2: War Declared
3. Chapter 3: Lines in the Sand
4. Chapter 4: Stalemate, or So It Seems
5. Chapter 5: The Price of Coffee
6. Chapter 6: After Hours
7. Chapter 7: Sparks in the Quiet
8. Chapter 8: Tangled Wires
9. Chapter 9: Fault Lines
10. Chapter 10: Fractures
11. Chapter 11: Smoke and Mirrors
12. Chapter 12: The Space Between
13. Chapter 13: A Fragile Truce
14. Chapter 14: The Wrong Moment
15. Chapter 15: Silent as Stone
16. Chapter 16: Cold War
17. Chapter 17: Final Offer
18. Chapter 18: Breaking Point
19. Chapter 19: New Ground
20. Chapter 20: The First Real Test
21. Chapter 21: Blurred Lines
22. Chapter 22: The Fallout
23. Chapter 23: Aftermath
24. Chapter 24: A Shift in the Air
25. Chapter 25: Rumors
26. Chapter 26: Tremors Beneath
27. Chapter 27: Breaking the Silence
28. Chapter 28: Cafe Queen
29. Chapter 29: Spotlight
30. Chapter 30: Ashes of Loyalty
31. Chapter 31: The Arena
32. Chapter 32: Birthplace
33. Chapter 33: The Choice Between Heartbeats
34. Chapter 34: The Line Between Us
35. Chapter 35: Choices and Consequences
36. Chapter 36: Under Fire
37. Chapter 37: The Storm
38. Chapter 38: Breaking the Script
39. Chapter 39: Not a Performance
40. Chapter 40: The Truth
41. Chapter 41: What We Choose
42. Chapter 42: Cracks in the Glass
43. Chapter 43: White Knight Statement Maker
44. Chapter 44: Confessions
45. Chapter 45: The Morning After
46. Chapter 46: Paper and Intention
47. Chapter 47: In the Line of Fire
48. Chapter 48: The Edge of Silence
49. Chapter 49: Small Fires
50. Chapter 50: Sparks on Wet Street
51. Chapter 51: Sealing of Fate
52. Chapter 52: Ambush
53. Chapter 53: The Mob
54. Chapter 54: Phantom Sting
55. Chapter 55: Just the Two of Us
56. Chapter 56: Fragile Intimacy
57. Chapter 57: Desire and Defiance
58. Chapter 58: Tick Tock
59. Chapter 59: Closing In
60. Chapter 60: The Precinct
61. Chapter 61: Sweet Sensation
62. Chapter 62: Ashes and Resolve
63. Chapter 63: Fragments
64. Chapter 64: In the Wreckage
65. Chapter 65: Shards and Promises
66. Chapter 66: Evidence in Ink
67. Chapter 67: The Enemy Within
68. Chapter 68: My Life, My Decision, My Choice
69. Chapter 69: Picking Up the Pieces
70. Chapter 70: The Weight of Tomorrow
71. Chapter 71: Facing the Fire
72. Chapter 72: Waiting
73. Chapter 73: The Gavel's Echo
74. Chapter 74: Breathing Space
75. Chapter 75: The Next Shadow
76. Chapter 76: Familiar Rhythms
77. Chapter 77: The Silence
78. Chapter 78: A City that Sleeps
79. Chapter 79: Edges of my Dreams
80. Chapter 80: Silent Promise
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