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chapter 16

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Then she hit a patch of loose gravel. The back tire slid, the bike wobbling dangerously. For a terrifying moment, she fought for control, instinct warring with panic.

The bike went down, throwing her clear. She hit the ground hard, rolling across rough concrete before coming to a stop.

“Valentine!” Duke’s shout seemed far away, though his footsteps pounded closer. “Don’t move!”

Pain radiated from her hip and shoulder, but it was the humiliation that burned hotter. She’d gotten overconfident, exactly what he’d warned against.

Duke knelt beside her, hands hovering over her body, afraid to touch. “Are you hurt? Talk to me.”

“Only my pride,” she managed, trying to sit up.

“Easy.” His hand supported her back. “Take it slow. Anything broken?”

She did a mental inventory. Scraped palms. Bruised hip. Sore shoulder. “No. Just banged up.”

Relief washed over his face, quickly replaced by anger. “What the hell were you thinking? I told you to ease up!”

“I know. I got carried away.” Shame colored h
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    "Pass me that socket wrench," Valentina said, hand extended without looking up from the Sportster's engine.Duke obliged, watching as she tightened a bolt with practiced ease. Three months after returning from California, and she'd transformed—not just in her growing mechanical skills, but in something more fundamental. A confidence, a centeredness, as if she'd finally settled into her own skin."Getting good at that," he commented, leaning against the workbench. "Couple more weeks, you won't need me at all."Valentina glanced up, a smudge of grease on her cheek. "Maybe that's the point. To not need you." Her smile softened the words. "But I'll always want you around."The distinction meant everything. Duke had watched her rebuild herself alongside the motorcycle—parts removed, examined, some replaced, others restored, all coming together into something both familiar and entirely new."How's it feeling? Think she'll be ready for the rally next weekend?" Duke nodded toward the nearly c

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