1Chapter 1: The Arrival at The Summer Rental
21Chapter 21: The Need for Human Comfort
2Chapter 2: Forced Proximity in the Coastal Heat
22Chapter 22: Knox Baldwin Crosses the Line
3Chapter 3: Morgan Perez and the Business Crisis
23Chapter 23: The First Forbidden Touch
4Chapter 4: Boone Presley’s Sudden Departure
24Chapter 24: Dominic Gentry Reclaims Control
5Chapter 5: The Pest Control Logistical Error
25Chapter 25: The First Physical Surrender
6Chapter 6: Claiming the Master Suite
26Chapter 26: Taboo Pleasures in the Master Bed
7Chapter 7: One Bed for Two Men
27Chapter 27: Claimed by the Step-Father
8Chapter 8: The Weight of the Wedding Ring
28Chapter 29: A Secret Language of Skin
9Chapter 9: Dinner in the Humid Silence
29Chapter 30: Beneath the Surface of Respectability
10Chapter 10: A Midnight Swim in the Surf
30Chapter 31: Dominic’s Darkest Demands
11Chapter 11: The Accidental Walk-In Exposure
31Chapter 32: The Property Manager’s Suspicious Eye
12Chapter 12: Dominic Gentry Unveiled
32Chapter 33: Knox Baldwin’s Growing Obsession
13Chapter 13: Holding the Forbidden Gaze
33Chapter 34: The Guilt of the Betrayal
14Chapter 14: The Authority of the Shared Room
34Chapter 35: A Fever in the Summer Air
15Chapter 15: Tension at the Breakfast Table
35Chapter 36: The Final Hour of the Affair
16Chapter 16: Waylon Thee’s Unexpected Inspection
36Chapter 37: Washing Away the Evidence
17Chapter 17: The High Stakes of Christian Twain
37Chapter 38: The Arrival of the Biological Parent
18Chapter 18: A Cold Call from the City
38Chapter 39: Resuming the Family Masquerade
19Chapter 19: The Neglect of Boone Presley
39Chapter 40: The Dark Secret of the Coast
20Chapter 20: A Step-Parent’s Rare Vulnerability
