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Lost in sin

Chapter 5 Shadows that follow

Word Count: 888    |    Released on: 01/01/2026

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1 Chapter 1 Fire in ruin2 Chapter 2 We are not finished3 Chapter 3 What burns beneath silence4 Chapter 4 The lines we crossed5 Chapter 5 Shadows that follow6 Chapter 6 Calls and confessions7 Chapter 7 The blueprint of war8 Chapter 8 Threads I wasn't meant to pull9 Chapter 9 Cracks in the quiet10 Chapter 10 Fury in silence11 Chapter 11 Moves in the shadow12 Chapter 12 The edge of control13 Chapter 13 When a heart decides to run14 Chapter 14 The house she returned to15 Chapter 15 The breaking point16 Chapter 16 Shadows in Brooklyn17 Chapter 17 Freedom and fire18 Chapter 18 A mother's fury19 Chapter 19 Brooklyn Reunion20 Chapter 20 The Rush21 Chapter 21 Shadows in Brooklyn22 Chapter 22 The call23 Chapter 23 The man who couldn't bend24 Chapter 24 Blood and betrayal25 Chapter 25 The strings he pulls26 Chapter 26 Someone's watching27 Chapter 27 The night everything burned28 Chapter 28 The walls are moving closer29 Chapter 29 The cracks in the wall of us30 Chapter 30 The fault lines beneath them31 Chapter 31 The door between them32 Chapter 32 Dominic came33 Chapter 33 The disappearing shadow34 Chapter 34 The truth behind the shadow35 Chapter 35 Cracks in the quiet36 Chapter 36 The leaving37 Chapter 37 The quiet between them38 Chapter 38 The fragile calm39 Chapter 39 The visit40 Chapter 40 The one who knew41 Chapter 41 Temporary Peace42 Chapter 42 The silence that speaks43 Chapter 43 Shadows in pinefield44 Chapter 44 The plan unfolds45 Chapter 45 The first strike46 Chapter 46 The first attack47 Chapter 47 Watching shadows48 Chapter 48 Fractured Breaths49 Chapter 49 After the fall50 Chapter 50 The watcher returns51 Chapter 51 The public execution52 Chapter 52 Pressure points53 Chapter 53 Fault lines54 Chapter 54 The DNA test55 Chapter 55 The result of it all56 Chapter 56 The Cost of Truth57 Chapter 57 The interview that burned everything58 Chapter 58 Dominic's private offer59 Chapter 59 Public fallout60 Chapter 60 Anthony Romano cracks61 Chapter 61 Lines are drawn62 Chapter 62 Custody as a weapon63 Chapter 63 The illusion he sold64 Chapter 64 The day Ryan LaRusso burned the throne65 Chapter 65 The price of defiance66 Chapter 66 The last warning67 Chapter 67 What I carry when I run68 Chapter 68 The manhunt69 Chapter 69 Nowhere is safe70 Chapter 70 Ash and water71 Chapter 71 The call72 Chapter 72 A funeral without a body73 Chapter 73 Shadows in the hunt74 Chapter 74 They plan they make75 Chapter 75 The life I build alone76 Chapter 76 A day without his name77 Chapter 77 When the body says stop78 Chapter 78 The same stranger79 Chapter 79 A body that finally exhales80 Chapter 80 The house that changed it's shape81 Chapter 81 Morning without safety82 Chapter 82 The quiet match of escape83 Chapter 83 The weight of escape84 Chapter 84 Ethan's obsession