EPILOGUE THE NIGHT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TOUCHED HIM
Prologue
Athena
I can't breathe.
Tristan moves inside me, slow and deep, ...
THE BIKER ALPHA WHO BECAME MY SECOND CHANCE MATE
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Story Notes
“You’re just like a sister to me.”
Those were the actual words that broke the camel’s back.
Not after what just happened.
Not after the hot, breathless, soul-shaking night we spent tangled in each other’s arms.
I knew from the beginning that Tristan Hayes was a line I shouldn’t cross.
He wasn’t just anyone, he was my brother’s best friend. The man I spent years secretly wanting.
But that night… we were broken. We had just buried our parents. And the grief was too heavy, too real.... so I begged him to touch me.
To make me forget. To fill the silence that death left behind.
And he did. He held me like I was something fragile.
Kissed me like I was the only thing he needed to breathe.
Then left me bleeding with six words that burned deeper than rejection ever could.
So, I ran. Away from everything that cost me pain.
Now, five years later, I’m back.
Fresh from rejecting the mate who abused me. Still carrying the scars of a pup I never got to hold.
And the man waiting for me at the airport isn’t my brother.
It’s Tristan.
And he's not the guy I left behind.
He's a biker.
An Alpha.
And when he looked at me, I knew there was no where else to run to.
Summary
“You’re just like a sister to me.” Those were the actual words that broke the camel’s back. Not after what just happened. Not after the hot, breathless, soul-shaking night we spent tangled in each other’s arms. I knew from the beginning that Tristan Hayes was a line I shouldn’t cross. He wasn’t just anyone, he was my brother’s best friend. The man I spent years secretly wanting. But that night… we were broken. We had just buried our parents. And the grief was too heavy, too real.... so I begged him to touch me. To make me forget. To fill the silence that death left behind. And he did. He held me like I was something fragile. Kissed me like I was the only thing he needed to breathe. Then left me bleeding with six words that burned deeper than rejection ever could. So, I ran. Away from everything that cost me pain. Now, five years later, I’m back. Fresh from rejecting the mate who abused me. Still carrying the scars of a pup I never got to hold. And the man waiting for me at the airport isn’t my brother. It’s Tristan. And he's not the guy I left behind. He's a biker. An Alpha. And when he looked at me, I knew there was no where else to run to.
- 1EPILOGUE THE NIGHT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TOUCHED HIM
- 2THE MATING CEREMONY
- 3I REJECT YOU, DAXON SULLIVAN
- 4JUST TRISTAN. TAKING ME HOME
- 5I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE
- 6LIFE HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME SINCE I LOST THEM
- 7CHAPTER 6 I’VE ALWAYS HAD A FAMILY ALL THIS TIME Chapter 6
- 8CHAPTER 7 THEY NEVER STOPPED BELIEVING IN ME Chapter 7
- 9CHAPTER 8 I’VE GOTTEN GOOD AT LYING OVER THE YEARS Chapter 8
- 10CHAPTER 9 I PROMISE NEVER TO GO AGAINST HIM ANYMORE Chapter 9
- 11CHAPTER 10 I’M ACTING LIKE A NERVOUS TEENAGER Chapter 10
- 12CHAPTER 11 SOMEWHERE DARK AND TERRIFYING. Chapter 11
- 13CHAPTER 12 TRISTAN HOLDS ME THROUGH THE NIGHT Chapter 12
- 14CHAPTER 13 BUT I CAN BARELY HEAR HIM Chapter 13
- 15CHAPTER 14 I’M AFRAID OF WHAT HE MIGHT DO Chapter 14
- 16CHAPTER 15 I SLOWLY LOWER MY HEAD DEEPER Chapter 15
- 17CHAPTER 16 HE DIDN’T STOP, NOT WHEN I BEGGED Chapter 16
- 18CHAPTER 17 TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT Chapter 17
- 19CHAPTER 18 SOME WOUNDS, I’M LEARNING, NEVER REALLY HEAL Chapter 18
- 20CHAPTER 19 I CAN’T HELP BUT SMILE Chapter 19
- 21Chapter 20 IT’S TIME I LEARNED TO DEFEND MYSELF Chapter 20
- 22CHAPTER 21 THIS IS ATHENA, AND SHE’S GOING TO BE TRAINING WITH US. Chapter 21
- 23CHAPTER 22 WAS GOING TO LEARN IF I HAD WHAT IT TOOK Chapter 22
- 24CHAPTER 23 THERE WAS DEFINITELY A SHE INVOLVED Chapter 23
- 25CHAPTER 24 WHEN WE STEPPED INSIDE, I FROZE COMPLETELY. Chapter 24
- 26CHAPTER 25 I’LL BE BACK AS SOON AS I CAN Chapter 25
- 27CHAPTER 26 DAY I REJECTED HIM Chapter 26
- 28CHAPTER 27 THERE WOULD BE NO ESCAPE FOR ANY OF THEM Chapter 27
- 29Chapter 28
- 30CHAPTER 29 BUT WHY WOULD THEY BE ARGUING? AND IN MY DREAM? Chapter 29
- 31CHAPTER 30 BURY HIS PREGNANT MATE Chapter 30
- 32CHAPTER 31 NOTHING AND NO ONE WILL EVER HURT YOU AGAIN Chapter 31
- 33CHAPTER 32 I DIDN’T MEAN TO CAUSE YOU THIS MUCH PAIN Chapter 32
- 34CHAPTER 33 REMEMBER THAT TIME AUNT CORRIE CAME OVER FOR THANKSGIVING?” Chapter 33
- 35CHAPTER 34 MAYBE IT’S TIME I INTRODUCED YOU TO SOMEONE Chapter 34
- 36CHAPTER 35 WE STILL HAVE ONE MORE STOP Chapter 35
- 37CHAPTER 36 COME ON. LET ME SHOW YOU MY WORLD Chapter 36
- 38CHAPTER 37 WAS SURE I WAS ABOUT TO WATCH THE MAN I LOVED DIE Chapter 37
- 39CHAPTER 38 I THINK I’M GOING CRAZY Chapter 38
- 40CHAPTER 39 ANYTHING TO MAKE THE OUTSIDE MATCH WHAT I FELT INSIDE Chapter 39
- 41CHAPTER 40 I LEANED FORWARD AND PRESSED MY LIPS TO HIS Chapter 40
- 42CHAPTER 41 YOU SHOULD TRY SEDUCING HIM Chapter 41
- 43Chapter 42
- 44CHAPTER 43 I JUST WANTED TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH YOU Chapter 43
- 45CHAPTER 44 I SEE THE WAY YOU LOOK AT HIM Chapter 44
- 46CHAPTER 45 I KNOW YOU’VE BEEN WAITING IN THE WINGS YOUR WHOLE LIFE Chapter 45
- 47CHAPTER 46 YOU’RE TWENTY EIGHT ATHENA YOU NEED TO HAVE BEEN GROWN Chapter 46
- 48CHAPTER 47 ONCE I HAD HER IN MY ARMS AGAIN, I WASN’T LETTING GO Chapter 47
- 49CHAPTER 48 IT WASN’T JUST ABOUT WHAT ATHENA WANTED Chapter 48
- 50CHAPTER 49 HE’S GOING TO KILL HIM Chapter 49
- 51Chapter 50
- 52Chapter 51
- 53Chapter 52
- 54Chapter 53
- 55Chapter 54
- 56Chapter 55
- 57Chapter 56
- 58Chapter 57
- 59Chapter 58
- 60Chapter 59
- 61Chapter 60
- 62Chapter 61
- 63Chapter 62
- 64Chapter 63
- 65Chapter 64
- 66Chapter 65
- 67Chapter 66
- 68Chapter 67
- 69Chapter 68
- 70Chapter 69
- 71Chapter 70
- 72Chapter 71
- 73Chapter 72
- 74Chapter 73
- 75Chapter 74
- 76Chapter 75
- 77Chapter 76
- 78Chapter 77
- 79Chapter 78
- 80Chapter 79
- 81Chapter 80
- 82Chapter 81
- 83Chapter 82
- 84Chapter 83
- 85Chapter 84
- 86Chapter 85
- 87Chapter 86
- 88Chapter 87
- 89Chapter 88
- 90Chapter 89
- 91Chapter 90
- 92Chapter 91
- 93Chapter 92
- 94Chapter 93
- 95Chapter 94
- 96Chapter 95
- 97Chapter 96
- 98Chapter 97
- 99Chapter 98
- 100Chapter 99
- 101Chapter 100
- 102Chapter 101
- 103Chapter 102
- 104Chapter 103
- 105Chapter 104
- 106Chapter 105
- 107Chapter 106
- 108Chapter 107
- 109Chapter 108
- 110Chapter 109
- 111Chapter 110
- 112Chapter 111
- 113Chapter 112
- 114Chapter 113
- 115Chapter 114
- 116Chapter 115
- 117Chapter 116
- 118Chapter 117
- 119Chapter 118
- 120Chapter 119
- 121Chapter 120
- 122Chapter 121
- 123Chapter 122
- 124Chapter 123
- 125Chapter 124
- 126Chapter 125
- 127Chapter 126
- 128Chapter 127
- 129Chapter 128
- 130Chapter 129
- 131Chapter 130
- 132Chapter 131
- 133Chapter 132
- 134Chapter 133
- 135Chapter 134
- 136Chapter 135
- 137Chapter 136
- 138Chapter 137
- 139Chapter 138
- 140Chapter 139
- 141Chapter 140
- 142Chapter 141
- 143Chapter 142
- 144Chapter 143
- 145Chapter 144
- 146Chapter 145
- 147Chapter 146
- 148Chapter 147
- 149Chapter 148
- 150Chapter 149
- 151Chapter 150
- 152Chapter 151
- 153Chapter 152
- 154Chapter 153
- 155Chapter 154
- 156Chapter 155
- 157Chapter 156
- 158Chapter 157
- 159Chapter 158
- 160Chapter 159
- 161Chapter 160
- 162Chapter 161
- 163Chapter 162
- 164Chapter 163
- 165Chapter 164
- 166Chapter 165
- 167Chapter 166
- 168Chapter 167
- 169Chapter 168
- 170Chapter 169
- 171Chapter 170
- 172Chapter 171
- 173Chapter 172
- 174Chapter 173
- 175Chapter 174
- 176Chapter 175
- 177Chapter 176
- 178Chapter 177
- 179Chapter 178
- 180Chapter 179
- 181Chapter 180
- 182Chapter 181
- 183Chapter 182
- 184Chapter 183
- 185Chapter 184
- 186Chapter 185
- 187Chapter 186
- 188Chapter 187
- 189Chapter 188
- 190Chapter 189
- 191Chapter 190
- 192Chapter 191
- 193Chapter 192
- 194Chapter 193
- 195Chapter 194
- 196Chapter 195
- 197Chapter 196
- 198Chapter 197
- 199Chapter 198
- 200Chapter 199
- 201Chapter 200
- 202Chapter 201
- 203Chapter 202
- 204Chapter 203
- 205Chapter 204
- 206Chapter 205
- 207Chapter 206
- 208Chapter 207
- 209Chapter 208
- 210Chapter 209
- 211Chapter 210
- 212Chapter 211
- 213Chapter 212
- 214Chapter 213
- 215Chapter 214
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