Chapter 144 How Quickly It All Falls Apart

KNOX

I don't know how I make it home. All I know is that I push the front door open and head inside, each step heavier than the next.

"Knox!" Mom yells as she jumps up from the sofa. "There you are! We've been trying to reach you for hours!"

I raise my eyes slowly and make eye contact with her. Dad...

Chapters

1. Chapter 1 The Bully and the Savior

2. Chapter 2 An “Uncomplicated” Arrangement

3. Chapter 3 The Deal

4. Chapter 4 Showtime

5. Chapter 5 Step One: Fake It. Step Two: Fall Apart

6. Chapter 6 Sleeping Arrangements

7. Chapter 7 How To Piss Off A Hockey Player

8. Chapter 8 Famous Last Words

9. Chapter 9 The Blaming Game

10. Chapter 10 Staring Contest

11. Chapter 11 Spark and Fury

12. Chapter 12 The Consequences of Reckless Decisions

13. Chapter 13 A Better Route

14. Chapter 14 The Start Of It All

15. Chapter 15 Sour Mood

16. Chapter 16 Pointless Topic

17. Chapter 17 The Fallout

18. Chapter 18 Rivalry and Sabotage

19. Chapter 19 A Detour

20. Chapter 20 The Gut Punch

21. Chapter 21 Nasty Attitude

22. Chapter 22 Tension: Resolved

23. Chapter 23 What Lies Beneath

24. Chapter 24 False Accusations and Heated Arguments

25. Chapter 25 Impulsive Decisions

26. Chapter 26 Clearing Things Up

27. Chapter 27 The Benefits of Sharing

28. Chapter 28 Peace

29. Chapter 29 The Problem With Proximity

30. Chapter 30 The Wound Specialist

31. Chapter 31 Who Calls The Shots?

32. Chapter 32 Forced Stay

33. Chapter 33 Band-Aids and Apple Slices

34. Chapter 34 Jealousy's Bite

35. Chapter 35 A Bolt From The Past

36. Chapter 36 A Promise To Keep A Promise

37. Chapter 37 The Unclear Path Ahead

38. Chapter 38 A Place To Call Home

39. Chapter 39 New Friends, Same Old Provocations

40. Chapter 40 Jerks and Communication Don’t Go Hand in Hand

41. Chapter 41 Plotting

42. Chapter 42 An Unlikely Rival

43. Chapter 43 The Brawl

44. Chapter 44 Penalty Box

45. Chapter 45 Drunken Compliments

46. Chapter 46 Headaches and Open Threats

47. Chapter 47 No More Playing Around

48. Chapter 48 Embarrassing Admissions

49. Chapter 49 The Practice Kiss

50. Chapter 50 Words of Wisdom

51. Chapter 51 Avoidance

52. Chapter 52 Feelings All Over The Place

53. Chapter 53 Loose Tongues and Sharp Consequences

54. Chapter 54 A Strawberry Daiquiri To Take The Edge Off

55. Chapter 55 The Biggest Jerk In The World Award Goes To…

56. Chapter 56 Restroom Stall Confessions

57. Chapter 57 What Feels Right

58. Chapter 58 Thin Ice

59. Chapter 59 The Helpful Friend

60. Chapter 60 Ultimatum

61. Chapter 61 Tongue-Tied

62. Chapter 62 No Labels

63. Chapter 63 In The Heat of the Moment

64. Chapter 64 More Than Nothing

65. Chapter 65 Consumed

66. Chapter 66 Over The Phone

67. Chapter 67 Heartfelt

68. Chapter 68 Trusted Friends

69. Chapter 69 Conspiracies

70. Chapter 70 In The Library

71. Chapter 71 Real or Fake?

72. Chapter 72 Dirty Hits

73. Chapter 73 Sincere Apology

74. Chapter 74 An Ideal Evening

75. Chapter 75 The Family Dinner

76. Chapter 76 Brotherly Intervention

77. Chapter 77 The Art of Provocation

78. Chapter 78 Flashback

79. Chapter 79 Stranded

80. Chapter 80 Losing Control

81. Chapter 81 The Sweetest Revenge

82. Chapter 82 Shocking Phone Call

83. Chapter 83 Unconvinced

84. Chapter 84 Valid Reasons

85. Chapter 85 The Best Friend

86. Chapter 86 Reconciliation?

87. Chapter 87 The Birthday Boy’s Cake

88. Chapter 88 A Long Weekend

89. Chapter 89 Lights Off

90. Chapter 90 Together

91. Chapter 91 Morning Showers and Unexpected Circumstances

92. Chapter 92 What Starts In Anger, Ends In Shame

93. Chapter 93 Proud and Stubborn

94. Chapter 94 In Agreement

95. Chapter 95 Earlier Than Expected

96. Chapter 96 Intimacy

97. Chapter 97 Never Letting Go

98. Chapter 98 A Startling Discovery

99. Chapter 99 Veiled Intentions

100. Chapter 100 The Feeling of Helplessness

101. Chapter 101 Diffusing The Tension

102. Chapter 102 A Risky Proposition

103. Chapter 103 A Brand New Chapter

104. Chapter 104 The Shocking Truth

105. Chapter 105 Who Would’ve Guessed?

106. Chapter 106 Haunting Thoughts and Necessary Distractions

107. Chapter 107 Getting The Preliminaries Right

108. Chapter 108 The First-Night Effect

109. Chapter 109 Mysterious Disappearance

110. Chapter 110 Racing To The Hospital

111. Chapter 111 One Hectic Moment After Another

112. Chapter 112 An Evil Plan

113. Chapter 113 Horror Show

114. Chapter 114 Nightmarish

115. Chapter 115 A Request To Take It Easy

116. Chapter 116 Putting Two and Two Together

117. Chapter 117 Not So Normal Routine

118. Chapter 118 Taming The Beast

119. Chapter 119 The Unfiltered Truth

120. Chapter 120 The Beginning of the End

121. Chapter 121 Ordinary Mornings

122. Chapter 122 Permanent Mark

123. Chapter 123 Speechless

124. Chapter 124 Morbid Curiosity

125. Chapter 125 Everything Happening All At Once

126. Chapter 126 Choose Your Poison

127. Chapter 127 Blood-Stamped Terms

128. Chapter 128 Not The Same

129. Chapter 129 Failed Plans

130. Chapter 130 No Words

131. Chapter 131 Unexpectedly Connected

132. Chapter 132 Stubborn To The Core

133. Chapter 133 Broken Promises

134. Chapter 134 Catching Up (Sort Of)

135. Chapter 135 Making It Count

136. Chapter 136 Creating Forever Memories

137. Chapter 137 The Video

138. Chapter 138 An Inexplicable Change

139. Chapter 139 Teetering On The Brink of Insanity

140. Chapter 140 Lost In A Haze

141. Chapter 141 Forceful Pushes

142. Chapter 142 The Stranger

143. Chapter 143 One Ruin For Another

144. Chapter 144 How Quickly It All Falls Apart

145. Chapter 145 Fractured

146. Chapter 146 One Last Evil Trick

147. Chapter 147 Nothing To Say

148. Chapter 148 Trying To Forget

149. Chapter 149 Nothing Ever Truly Changes

150. Chapter 150 Familiar Audio

151. Chapter 151 Vengeful Plan

152. Chapter 152 Digging Deep

153. Chapter 153 Jumpscare

154. Chapter 154 All Roads Lead To Disaster

155. Chapter 155 True Self

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