1Chapter 1: The Silence of the Pines
21Chapter 21: The Pressure of the Secret
2Chapter 2: Matthew’s Lingering Stare
22Chapter 22: Not Blood-Only Heat
3Chapter 3: The Weight of the Empty House
23Chapter 23: A Step-Brother’s Comfort
4Chapter 4: DeShawn’s Guarded Welcome
24Chapter 24: Crossing the Threshold
5Chapter 5: The Shadow of the Wedding
25Chapter 25: The Breaking of the Household
6Chapter 6: Unpacking the Forbidden
26Chapter 26: Beneath the Shared Quilt
7Chapter 7: A Kitchen Collision
27Chapter 27: The Rhythm of the Rain
8Chapter 8: The Scent of Lake Water and Skin
28Chapter 28: Matthew’s Soft Surrender
9Chapter 9: Anastasia’s Absent Rules
29Chapter 29: DeShawn’s Command
10Chapter 10: A Storm on the Horizon
30Chapter 30: Skin Against the Cold Air
11Chapter 11: The First Shiver of the Night
31Chapter 31: The Morning After the Storm
12Chapter 12: Lighting the Hearth
32Chapter 32: Breakfast in the Quiet
13Chapter 13: The Proximity of the Sofa
33Chapter 33: The Guilt of the Daylight
14Chapter 14: DeShawn’s Burning Gaze
34Chapter 34: Deep Water Desires
15Chapter 15: Forbidden Ground
35Chapter 35: Tracing the Lines of a Name
16Chapter 16: The Power Goes Out
36Chapter 36: The Fear of John Yearwood’s Visit
17Chapter 17: Searching in the Dark
37Chapter 37: The Sound of a Distant Engine
18Chapter 18: A Hand on a Trembling Shoulder
38Chapter 38: Hiding the Evidence of Us
19Chapter 19: The Thunder’s Heavy Rhythm
39Chapter 39: The Final Hour of Solitude
20Chapter 20: Whispers in the Master Suite
40Chapter 40: Bound by the Lake House
Mature