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Chapter 26 The First Strike
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Released on: 31/03/2025
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1 Chapter 1 A Night of Secrets2 Chapter 2 The Unspoken Goodbye3 Chapter 3 Cracks in the Glass4 Chapter 4 Walking into the Unknown5 Chapter 5 A Past He Can't Bury6 Chapter 6 A Trail of Secrets7 Chapter 7 Shadows of Deception8 Chapter 8 Face to Face9 Chapter 9 The Voice from the Past10 Chapter 10 The Truth Unveiled11 Chapter 11 A Love in Question12 Chapter 12 The Weight of a Decision13 Chapter 13 The Chase14 Chapter 14 Shadows of the Past15 Chapter 15 The Game Begins16 Chapter 16 The Enemy Strikes Back17 Chapter 17 A Desperate Gamble18 Chapter 18 The Devil's Bargain19 Chapter 19 The Rescue Plan20 Chapter 20 The Viper's Secret21 Chapter 21 The Escape22 Chapter 22 Meeting the Ghost23 Chapter 23 No Turning Back24 Chapter 24 The Aftermath25 Chapter 25 War on the Horizon26 Chapter 26 The First Strike27 Chapter 27 Cutting the Supply Line28 Chapter 28 The Counterattack29 Chapter 29 No Way Out30 Chapter 30 No More Running31 Chapter 31 The Cost of Victory32 Chapter 32 The Betrayal33 Chapter 33 The Truth in Shadows34 Chapter 34 Beneath The Ashes35 Chapter 35 The Final Echoes36 Chapter 36 Shadows That Remain37 Chapter 37 The Fuse Has Been Lit38 Chapter 38 Burn It All Down39 Chapter 39 The Lion's Den40 Chapter 40 Ashes and Aftermath41 Chapter 41 Home Finally42 Chapter 42 Of Love and Light43 Chapter 43 The Name We Choose44 Chapter 44 Heartbeat Songs45 Chapter 45 The Name We Gave Her46 Chapter 46 Our First Night Home47 Chapter 47 Learning Her Cries48 Chapter 48 The World Outside Our Windows49 Chapter 49 The First Big Change50 Chapter 50 The Space Between Us51 Chapter 51 The Way He Comes Back52 Chapter 52 A New Kind Of Night53 Chapter 53 Little Things We Remember54 Chapter 54 The Knock at the Door55 Chapter 55 Glimpse of Forgiveness56 Chapter 56 A Breath Between Storms57 Chapter 57 A Door Left Open58 Chapter 58 The Call That Changed Everything59 Chapter 59 The Shape of Tomorrow60 Chapter 60 The Hardest Goodbye61 Chapter 61 Onward and Upward62 Chapter 62 What We Come Back To63 Chapter 63 The Quiet Between Storms64 Chapter 64 What comes back around65 Chapter 65 The Reply66 Chapter 66 Stepping Back In67 Chapter 67 First Step, Again68 Chapter 68 The Familiar Stranger69 Chapter 69 Echoes of a Song70 Chapter 70 The Girl with No Name71 Chapter 71 The Words We Wait For72 Chapter 72 Rooftop Sunlight73 Chapter 73 A Place In the World74 Chapter 74 The Ties that Find Us75 Chapter 75 A Door To Tomorrow76 Chapter 76 Steps We Take77 Chapter 77 Opening A New Door78 Chapter 78 Pieces Of Our Past79 Chapter 79 Home Visit80 Chapter 80 A Room With Her Name On It81 Chapter 81 Building Foundations82 Chapter 82 The First Celebration83 Chapter 83 Letters For Tomorrow84 Chapter 84 The World On Her Shoulders85 Chapter 85 Echoes of the Heart86 Chapter 86 The Things We Choose To Keep87 Chapter 87 A Place Called Home88 Chapter 88 What We Leave Behind89 Chapter 89 The Day We Give Back90 Chapter 90 The Wedding Invitation91 Chapter 91 The Letter On The Porch92 Chapter 92 The Stage Beyond Home93 Chapter 93 The Unexpected Guest94 Chapter 94 A Love Remembered95 Chapter 95 A Little Backpack96 Chapter 96 In The Quiet Hours97 Chapter 97 Cracks In The Glass98 Chapter 98 Echoes Of The Heart99 Chapter 99 A Night Of Giggles100 Chapter 100 Storms And Sunshine