Story Notes

This novel contains themes of serious physical injury, emotional trauma, depression, and mental health recovery. Readers will follow a hero struggling with the aftermath of a life-changing MMA accident, including rehabilitation, identity loss, anger, fear, and the possibility of losing the career he loves.

The romance includes explicit sexual content between consenting adults, including BDSM-inspired scenes involving restraints, blindfolds, wax play, sex toys, anal play, and power dynamics. While the story contains high-heat intimate scenes, the emotional journey of healing, forgiveness, vulnerability, and unconditional love remains at the heart of the novel.

This book is intended for readers 18 years and older.

Summary

Part Two of Don’t Tap Out is going to be Intense! Montrel Pearson got badly hurt in an MMA fight and pushed the woman he loved, Talia Spencer, out of his life. He wasn’t dealing with his injuries well and didn’t want to be a burden on her. He was angry at the world and even though his intent wasn’t to take it out on her, he did. Can he bring himself back to fight again or will he have to find a new career? Talia Spencer was hurt, but she was trying to understand Montrel’s anger and frustration dealing with his accident. She told him that she wouldn’t tap out before the accident, and she wasn’t going to tap out now. But he had tapped out on her. She loved him and she was going to be there for him whether he wanted her to be or not. Can she get him to accept his new path in life? Will he allow her to help him? Will their love stand through the test and bring them back together?

Genre: Romance

Author: IrelandLorelei

Status: Complete

Chapters: 14

Rating: n/a

Age Rating: 18+

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Prologue

Talia

It’s his turn to fight and I am about to jump out of my seat!

It is amazing to watch him! He is winning! Kicking this guys ass and in a flash everything just changed.

He went down and all I heard was a loud break and him scream out in pain. Next thing I knew he was on a gurney and being carried out the back. I ran out behind them and I am able to ride in the ambulance.

Once at the hospital he is rushed to surgery to repair a shattered leg and fractured hip bone.

I wait until he wakes up. He looks happy to see me there until the doctor comes in and tells him he may never fight again. It would depend on how well things heal.

When the doctor walks out he looks at me and I start to tell him that everything will be okay, but he has a look of so much anger, he yells at me to leave. That he wants to be left alone.

Two weeks later….

He still will not see me. I go to the hospital every day, refusing to go back to Dallas because he needs me, right?

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Montrel

Frustrated, mad, angry, those emotions don’t begin to explain how I feel right now. I don’t want Talia seeing me like this and I damn sure don’t want her having to take care of me. I will get healthy and fight again. Then her and I can be together.

***

Talia

I have called and text with no reply since I left the hospital two weeks ago. I am completely devastated and don’t know what to do. But I know I can’t, and I won’t give up on him or us. I know he loves me as much as I love him and no matter how long it takes, I will be here when he is ready. I refuse to lose him.

Now I had given him my heart and it wasn’t easy to let those walls fall down. But when he finally got passed them, he gets hurt and pushed me away instead of letting me help him. How do I get him to see that I love him whether he fights or not? That my love is unconditional, and I want to be there for him. How do I get him to let go of his pride?

Our very first time together he told me “Don’t Tap Out” and I will never Tap Out on him, sexually or other wise.

Now time for the continuation…