All Chapters of Bound By A Broken Night: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

114 Chapters

Chapter 1 - Broken Night

Something heavy was pinning me down.At first, I thought it was just the usual aftermath of a long night of drinking—the kind of exhaustion that made even breathing feel like a chore. My graduation party had been a blur of neon lights and pounding music, friends pressing drink after drink into my hand. I remembered laughing too loudly, spinning too fast, losing track of which glass belonged to me. I didn’t remember coming home.But I always followed one rule.No matter how wasted I was, I always returned to my own room.This morning, though… everything felt wrong.A deep, aching pain pulsed through every muscle. A stinging soreness crawled up my thighs, unfamiliar and terrifying. And on top of that—a weight pressed against my lower body, solid and unmoving, as if someone was draped over me.My stomach twisted.I groaned softly as I tried to shift, to push the heaviness away. My eyelids felt glued shut, my skull pounding with a brutal hangover. Still, I forced my lashes apart.Just as

Chapter 2 - Stripped

"What are you still waiting for? Get your ass out of here.”I had already changed into fresh clothes and now sat quietly on the edge of my bed, staring at nothing. My thoughts spiraled endlessly, grasping for any way to convince Dad not to abandon me, when Mirriam strode into my room with a contemptuous sneer, arms crossed, eyes glittering with cruel satisfaction. I was used to that look—she wore it whenever we were alone. She never missed a chance to make me feel like an intruder in my own home, an outsider who never truly belonged. And somehow, no one ever saw through her.“Mirriam, please…” I rushed toward her, desperation propelling me forward. “Help me. Please help me convince Dad not to throw me out—”I reached for her instinctively, but she swatted my hand aside as if I were something filthy. I had no choice but to pull back, my fingers curling uselessly into my palm.“Help you?” she scoffed, exasperation sharpening her features. Her eyes stabbed into me like daggers. “Are you

Chapter 3 - Bitter

I cast one last look at the home that had been mine for twenty-two years—the Knowles household.A place where I had spent my entire life trying to belong. Trying to earn a family I could truly call my own.Today, I was leaving it all behind. Every memory—good and bad. Every silent hope. Every effort that had gone unseen.Not because I had finally graduated and wanted to explore the world. Not because I was brave enough to choose freedom.But because I had been thrown away. Disowned by my own father.“What now, Cassie?” I whispered to myself as I turned toward the empty road ahead.The familiar path stretched before me—the same one I had walked countless times, the one that always led me back home. The sight of it only made the weight in my chest grow heavier.Will I ever walk this path again?The answer came before I could finish the thought.No.A painful lump rose in my throat, tightening until it hurt to breathe. I let out a long, shaky sigh, filling my lungs with fresh air. Then,

Chapter 4- A Moment of Rest

"What’s your problem?” I lunged forward instinctively, fury surging as juice dripped down my clothes—but an arm shot out and stopped me before I could reach her. “You’re the problem,” the customer snapped back. The disdain in her eyes was sharp and deliberate, as if she had been waiting for this moment. I didn’t recognize her at all—I was certain we’d never met—but the hatred she wore was unmistakable. “You’re an eyesore,” she sneered, her lips curling in disgust. Then she turned to my manager, her voice rising, cutting, merciless. “Why would you even hire a thief like her? She seduced her sister’s boyfriend and slept with him. What a shameless bitch.” The words slammed into me one after another, leaving no room to breathe. That was when it clicked. Now I understood why she had been glaring at me since earlier, why her entire group had watched my every move as I served them. They knew who I was. Or rather—they knew the version of me the world believed in, like the other custom

Chapter 5 - Alone

With these credentials, I’ll be frank with you, Miss Knowles—we don’t have a position for you here.” The recruiter barely glanced at me as she slid my résumé back across the desk. “You might want to try applying for blue-collar work,” she continued briskly. “Janitorial services. Kitchen assistant positions.” I swallowed, my fingers tightening around the thin paper. “We value honesty in this company,” she added, her tone cooling further, “and given the scandal you were involved in, I don’t believe you’re the right fit. I don’t think I can trust you.” The meeting was over before I could even nod. As I stepped out of the building, I released a long, weary sigh, the echo of rejection clinging to me like a second skin. It wasn’t the first time I’d heard those words—and I knew, with quiet certainty, it wouldn’t be the last. I had tried. God, how I had tried. I went from office to office, résumé in hand, rehearsing smiles and answers, hoping—foolishly—that someone would see past my n

Chapter 6 - Not Simple

"Hahaha…”A broken chuckle rumbled up from my chest as I stared at the tiny object beside me. The sound didn’t match what I felt—too sharp, too hollow—but it escaped anyway, as if my body no longer knew how else to respond.“I can’t believe this…” I whispered, dragging my palm slowly down my face.I laughed again, softer this time, even as tears spilled from my brimming eyes, carving hot, unrelenting paths down my cheeks. Life had a cruel way of never asking if you were ready before pressing its full weight onto your shoulders.And now, somehow, it expected me to carry all of it.“Cassidy…” I murmured to myself, my fingers threading through my hair as I struggled to breathe through the tightness in my chest—caught between disbelief, fear, and the fragile beginning of something I wasn’t sure I was strong enough to face.“I need to eat.”The words came out shaky but firm. I staggered to my feet, my body protesting as I rummaged through my pocket for money.“I can’t stay hungry like this

Chapter 7 - The Visit

I can't keep thinking about the vial clenched in my hand all the way back to my place, barely aware of the streets I passed. My thoughts spiraled relentlessly around that tiny object—how something so small could have altered the entire course of my life.The realization drowned me in emotions so tangled I couldn’t even begin to name them.I had grown up in a house that constantly reminded me I didn’t belong. I was an outsider.But what if my mother had lived? What if she had been the one to raise me? What kind of life would I have had then?“What really happened back then?” I whispered, rubbing my thumb slowly over the vial, as if it might finally answer me.The question hollowed me out.“Did they steal my chance to have a mother?” I muttered, my teeth clenching as the thought sharpened—merciless, unforgiving. The mere possibility set my chest ablaze.If that chance had truly been taken from me, then everything I had endured suddenly felt less like fate… and more like deliberate cru

Chapter 8 - An Investment

"Miss Cassidy.”I had been so lost in my thoughts while waiting for the bus that the voice calling my name barely registered. It took a second—before I looked up.And immediately stood when recognition struck.“Silas.”The elder Pierce butler regarded me with his usual cold, distant demeanor, his posture as rigid and immaculate as ever. Time had not softened him in the slightest.“Madame Carina wishes to meet with you,” he said, gesturing toward the sleek black vehicle parked a short distance from the bus stop.My heart thundered violently in my chest.After the scandal with Ashton, the thought of facing the old Pierce matriarch filled me with a bone-deep dread. Ashton was devoted to his grandmother, and Madame Carina Pierce was not a woman known for mercy—or warmth. She was sharp, perceptive, and terrifyingly intelligent.“I hope you have time,” Silas added, his gaze flicking briefly to the small luggage beside me.“Yes—of course, Silas,” I replied quickly, rising to my feet. I dragg

Chapter 9 - Savannah City

"If you don’t start taking your life seriously, you’ll lose your inheritance. Can you stop messing around with women?”The voice cut through the low hum of the café, pulling my attention away from the screen in front of me. I paused mid-bite, fingers still holding a fork, and resisted the urge to look up too quickly.I was seated at my usual table in the quiet corner of the café I had frequented ever since arriving in Savannah City five months ago.Five months.A new place, a new identity, and a new life. And aside from a slight weight gain from indulgent pastries, late-night meals, and pregnancy, I had gained far more than I ever expected.Peace of mind.And wealth.Yes—wealth.With the money Madame Carina and Ashton had lent me, I had done something I was never allowed to do before. Move freely. No interviews. No judgmental glances at my résumé. No doors slamming shut the moment they saw my credentials and remembered my past.All I needed was a MacBook, a stable internet connection,

Chapter 10 - Leverage

"Marry me.”The words left my mouth exactly as I intended—steady, deliberate, stripped of even the faintest hesitation.What I received in return was silence.His eyes narrowed, sharp and assessing, as though he were deciding whether I had finally lost my mind—or had simply grown reckless enough to test him.Then—“Hahaha.”A low, disbelieving laugh escaped him. He shook his head slowly, lips curling as if I had just delivered the most ridiculous joke of the century. His gaze slid away from me, dismissive, already done with the conversation.“I don’t have time for this absurdity,” he muttered—more to himself than to me—as he pushed his chair back and began to stand.“A marriage on paper only.”I spoke before he could fully rise.My voice was calm, controlled—loud enough for him to hear, soft enough to remain ours alone. It helped that he had chosen the farthest corner of the café, tucked away from wandering eyes and curious ears. Privacy suited conversations like this.He paused.Inte

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