1Chapter 1: The Long Driveway Back
41Chapter 41: The Neighbor’s Check-In
2Chapter 2: Echoes in the Foyer
42Chapter 42: Breathless in the Dark
3Chapter 3: The Tokyo Departure
43Chapter 43: The Beam Beneath the Door
4Chapter 4: Twelve Years Between Us
44Chapter 44: Heartbeats Against Ribcages
5Chapter 5: Dinner for Two
45Chapter 45: A Whisper Away from Ruin
6Chapter 6: The Ghost of the Patriarch
46Chapter 46: The Intruder Retires
7Chapter 7: Stepmother’s Welcome
47Chapter 47: The Adrenaline Spike
8Chapter 8: Unspoken Boundaries
48Chapter 48: The Risk as an Aphrodisiac
9Chapter 9: The Suburban Silence
49Chapter 49: Reckless Abandon
10Chapter 10: Eyes Over the Wine Glass
50Chapter 50: Morning Light, Secret Sight
11Chapter 11: A House Too Large
51Chapter 51: Breakfast Deception
12Chapter 12: The Tuesday Forecast
52Chapter 52: The Scent of Her
13Chapter 13: Shadows in the Hallway
53Chapter 53: Domestic Playacting
14Chapter 14: Remembering the Wedding
54Chapter 54: The Phone Call from Tokyo
15Chapter 15: The First Heavy Rain
55Chapter 55: Hiding in Plain Sight
16Chapter 16: The Grid Goes Dark
56Chapter 56: The Neighbor’s Lingering Suspicion
17Chapter 17: Searching for Matches
57Chapter 57: A Tryst in the Study
18Chapter 18: Guided by Candlelight
58Chapter 58: The Library’s Hidden Corner
19Chapter 19: The Bourbon on the Bottom Shelf
59Chapter 59: Chasing the High
20Chapter 20: Breaking the Seal
60Chapter 60: The Boldness of Daylight
21Chapter 21: Firelight Confessions
61Chapter 61: Behind Closed Pantry Doors
22Chapter 22: The Weight of the Name
62Chapter 62: Walls with Ears
23Chapter 23: Loosened Inhibitions
63Chapter 63: The Thrill of the Almost-Caught
24Chapter 24: Not My Mother
64Chapter 64: Elena’s New Wardrobe
25Chapter 25: Not My Son
65Chapter 65: Leo’s Growing Possession
26Chapter 26: The Thunder’s Vibration
66Chapter 66: The Garden Shed Encounter
27Chapter 27: A Shared Glass
67Chapter 67: Watching the Gate
28Chapter 28: The Admission
68Chapter 68: The High-Stakes Game
29Chapter 29: Crossing the Living Room
69Chapter 69: Living a Double Life
30Chapter 30: The First Forbidden Touch
70Chapter 70: The Thursday Night Fever
31Chapter 31: Tasting Deception
71Chapter 71: A Shadow at the Window
32Chapter 32: Up the Grand Staircase
72Chapter 72: Panic and Passion
33Chapter 33: The Master Suite
73Chapter 73: The Suburban Facade Cracks
34Chapter 34: On His Father’s Side of the Bed
74Chapter 74: One Last Night of Storms
35Chapter 35: Silk and Sin
75Chapter 75: The Countdown to Flight
36Chapter 36: Breaking Every Rule
76Chapter 76: The Father’s Early Return
37Chapter 37: The Rhythm of the Storm
77Chapter 77: The Key in the Lock (Part II)
38Chapter 38: Footsteps in the Mud
78Chapter 78: The Mask of the Good Stepson
39Chapter 39: The Sound of a Turning Key
79Chapter 79: A Secret Carved in Stone
40Chapter 40: Flashlights and Frozen Hearts
80Chapter 80: Until Summer Break
