Chapter 38 The Variable
By the following Tuesday, the adrenaline of my small victory in the Grand Hall had been replaced by a crushing, bone-deep exhaustion.
My life had become a relentless cycle of performance and survival. I woke up at 5:00 AM to pack lunches for Grace and Zoe, spent my mornings navigating the cutthroat...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The 5 AM Ghost
2. Chapter 2 The Third Parent
3. Chapter 3 The Shadow of the Elite
4. Chapter 4 Cold Cashmere
5. Chapter 5 The Shield’s Edge
6. Chapter 6 The Debt of a Life
7. Chapter 7 A Debt in White
8. Chapter 8 Public Outcry
9. Chapter 9 Exposed
10. Chapter 10 The Salvatore Offer
11. Chapter 11 The Cost of Relief
12. Chapter 12 Signing the Soul
13. Chapter 13 Gates of Gold
14. Chapter 14 The Lion's Den
15. Chapter 15 The Library Cafe
16. Chapter 16 The Secret and the Shadow
17. Chapter 17 The Gilded Branch
18. Chapter 18 The Tate Steel
19. Chapter 19 The Weight of Glitter
20. Chapter 20 Unarmed
21. Chapter 21 The Unwanted Invitation
22. Chapter 22 A Weapon of Silk
23. Chapter 23 The Night of Legacy
24. Chapter 24 The Cut
25. Chapter 25 The Heart of the Storm
26. Chapter 26 The Social War
27. Chapter 27 The Weight of the Crown
28. Chapter 28 The Edge of Two Worlds
29. Chapter 29 The Glass Cage
30. Chapter 30 The Offering
31. Chapter 31 Shattered Glass
32. Chapter 32 The Predatory Silence
33. Chapter 33 Equilibrium
34. Chapter 34 The Gilded Leash
35. Chapter 35 The Intruders
36. Chapter 36 The Diner
37. Chapter 37 The Shift
38. Chapter 38 The Variable
39. Chapter 39 The Golden Receipt
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