All Chapters of The Lie We Called Love : Chapter 11 - Chapter 19

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Chapter 11

CLAIRE“She's here at last.” Violet, my mother, doesn't even look up. She is flipping through a glossy magazine—the kind that features diamond-encrusted dog collars and $50,000 vacation homes. Her expression is one of boredom. Like this is just as she envisioned today to be this exact scene.“Sit,” she says without a glance, tapping on the couch beside her.A welcome word from a queen to a very lowly subject. I stand stiffly in the doorway, like a child covered in mud waiting for the scolding.I finally move. But I don't sit. I stand in front of her, arms crossed.“My God, look at that complexion,” she tuts, leaning forward with the predatory grace of a leopard. She rises, crossing the floor in three steps, and her perfectly manicured fingers clamp onto my chin firmly.“You’re so pale, darling. It’s almost sickly. Have you been sleeping? Or are you just allergic to sunlight now? You need to do something about this pallor before the winter makes you completely translucent.”I try to

Last Updated : 2025-12-01

Chapter 12

CLAIREViolet stops ten feet from the gate, her jaw tight enough to crack stone.“What in God’s name do you think you are doing, Harrington? This is private property. Get off my premises and go find your little tramp elsewhere.”Zeke straightens up, smiling faintly, walking majestically like he owns the place.“A little hostile for our first greeting in years. And the tramp is right here.” He gestures to me with a slight nod. “I want her back. Out of this gilded dungeon you call home.”Violet scoffs, taking a step closer. Robert stops his wheelchair beside her, his face unreadable, like he has seen this scene forever.Cassie? She's something else.Her eyes are entirely fixed on Zeke, so intense I think she might shrink from his snubbing.Do they know each other?Violet goes on and on, some words I can't even understand.“She’s family. You have no legal claim, no business here, and certainly no authority. Now leave before I have Security press charges for trespassing and harassment.”Z

Last Updated : 2025-12-02

Chapter 13

CLAIRENo pressure? Fuck him!That was pressuring as hell!Now I'm supposed to work hard to get those memories back even when my head is full of blanks. He just handed me the most impossible homework assignment ever. And the reward is... him?I toss and turn in the bed, pulling the sheet up to my chin. The disappointment is a cold weight. It's not just about sex; it’s about the rejection of the moment, the implication that the 'me' right now isn't enough."Fine," I mumble into the pillow. "I'll remember. And then I'm going to make you regret this."I drift into sleep, but it’s not peaceful. I begin to toss and turn, my mind floating and my vision morphing into a deserted, wet street. The air is cold, thick with the smell of rain. The surroundings are dark, lit only by a single streetlight.And there's this suffocating tightness in my chest, like an overwhelming, built-up emotion that feels like regret mixed with uncontrollable fury.There's a car I don't recognize, but it seems to be

Last Updated : 2025-12-02

Chapter 14

CLAIRE “Sage?” Zeke frowns, scanning her face as if trying to measure up what his eyes see to what his brain recognizes. The so-called sage smiles, more like a grimace, breathing hard and ragged. Her face was still pressed to the floor. Zeke releases her, turns his back to her, and rubs his temples. His shoulders tense, his fists clench. He's furious. I've never seen him like this before. He faces her quickly, his hand inches to grab her by the throat and smash her against the wall. The way his body is trembling suggests violence. But he stops himself and takes a deep breath. Meanwhile, Sage picks herself off the ground, rubbing her neck. She is scared, yes, but her eyes are still assessing, calculating. "Why are you here?" Zeke clips out, each word like a grinding stone. He doesn't look at her. Now he paces back and forth, like it's the only thing keeping him sane. “No real reason,” she says, slumping on the couch, her eyes on the ground as she shakes her legs. “N

Last Updated : 2025-12-03

Chapter 15

CLAIRESage twists her lips again, silent.Seeing this, well, I don’t blame Zeke; he exploded, storming over to her, his fists clenched at his side.I rush in on instinct, or just pure concern. I finally found the one person who could beat my mother, and I'm never letting go of my only lifeline.So I race after him, throwing myself between them and holding him back.He stops, but his body is vibrating with a violence I can feel through his shirt. It’s like trying to hold back a hurricane. He isn’t listening. He isn’t seeing me.I raise my hand and connect it to his cheek.The sound of the slap echoes through the room.Zeke’s head snaps to the side, and the silence that follows is deafening."I'm sorry for that," I say, my hand stinging. "But you need to calm down. Now. Sit."Sage chuckles, amused. I turn and fix a glare on her that wipes the amusement off her face.“You don't get to laugh. You should be glad you still have your neck, you pawn.“She chuckles again, this time in disbeli

Last Updated : 2026-01-21

Chapter 16

~~CLAIRE~~Breakfast is boring. That's if you're having it with the Zeke who's hiding something. I stab into my bacon, eyeing Zeke while glancing at my phone as the screen lights up.My phone has been vibrating for the last two minutes. Persistent, buzzing like an insect on the wooden table. I don’t even reach for it. I don't want to see the caller ID.Why bother? Everyone I know is a goddamn traitor.Violet and Robert played house while they sharpened their knives. Cassie sold me out like I was yesterday’s trend. Steven handles me like a product rather than a person. Even Zeke—the man currently pretending to be my personal chef—is just a gatekeeper holding the keys to my own head.And Levi? Don't even get me started on the man who tried to put a ring on my finger while his dead wife’s ghost was still doing the laundry.I stab another piece of bacon, the metal of my fork screeching against the ceramic plate. The sound is a perfect match for the headache forming behind my eyes."Aren

Last Updated : 2026-01-24

Chapter 17

CLAIREThe answer is indeed staring at me right in the face.Violet.She's by my bedside, face hovering over me, her hand above my head and her presence pinning me down.His expression is as blank as a white sheet, like she wasn't a person but the money in her account.“You're awake,” she comments, finally blinking.“I wish I wasn't.” I spit, my head throbbing like a war drum.“You’ve been reckless, Claire,” she says, her voice smooth and chillingly calm. She straightens up. “I made you who you are. Every flashbulb, every cover, every cent in your name—I built that. And yet you’re ready to betray all of it for a man who isn’t worth the breath you use to scream his name.”She’s talking about Zeke. I bet her voice won't be this sharp when she sees him.“I didn't ask for it, Miss Goddess, or whatever you call yourself now,” I hiss, finally pushing myself up against the headboard.She grips my shoulder and shoves me back.“I'm not done talking.”“Then be fast about it.” My voice rises, su

Last Updated : 2026-01-24

Chapter 18

CLAIREI'm back in the same shithole of a room, staring at the ceiling and contemplating whether to call Zeke or not.If I call him, he'll come sweep me off my feet and save me like the damsel in distress that I am, but the fight won't change; nothing will ever change. I'm bound to Violet by blood, by contract, by the invisible leash she’s spent twenty years tightening around my neck until I forgot how to breathe for myself.It makes me feel like everything—every fight, every argument—is all pointless. She wins every round even though sometimes it doesn't seem like it. Like when Zeke put her in her place; she bounced back, didn't she?I toss to the other side of the bed, exhausted from staring at the ceiling, but then my phone rings, sending my heart racing. I jerk upright and grab it like a lifeline.It’s Zeke.My stomach does this annoying little flutter that mocks my 'independent woman' routine. I was so adamant about not calling him, yet seeing his name on the screen feels like so

Last Updated : 2026-02-12

Chapter 19

CLAIRESo, the wedding is today.Violet finally did it. She cut me off from everything. No Wi-Fi, no cell service—she basically wiped my existence off the map the second she took my phone. She promised I’d get it back after I say "I do," which is just her fancy way of saying I’m her prisoner until the papers are signed.And Zeke? Nothing. Radio silence.I hate to admit it, but I actually expected him to do something. I spent the last few days jumping at every tiny noise, thinking maybe he’d finally show up and bust me out of here. I didn't care about being a damsel in distress or whatever—I just needed a way out. But he didn't come. He just left me here to rot in a house full of people who treat me like a mannequin.Now, I’m standing in front of a mirror, staring at a version of myself I don't even recognize. Cassie is standing right behind me, acting like the world’s most annoying project manager.She’s barking orders at the stylists, making sure every single hair is plastered into p

Last Updated : 2026-02-16

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