MasukMaya Chen has one goal: survive university on her scholarship and build a better life for herself and her younger sister. She works two jobs, rides a beat up Kawasaki, and keeps her head down while wealthy classmates mock her thrift store clothes. Romance isn't on her radar, especially not with someone like Dominic Blackwood. Dominic is everything Maya despises. The son of a business mogul, president of the Iron Wolves Motorcycle Club, and a notorious playboy who goes through women like they're disposable. Their worlds should never collide. But when Maya's bike breaks down in dangerous territory and she's cornered by a rival gang, Dominic and his club arrive just in time. To protect her, he does the unthinkable: he claims her as his in front of everyone. In the world of motorcycle clubs, that claim means she's untouchable. It also means she's his. Maya insists their arrangement is fake, just protection until things cool down. Dominic agrees, but his actions say otherwise. He shows up at her job. Walks her to class. Makes her feel things she swore she'd never feel. The more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to remember this isn't real. Then the threats escalate. The rival gang wants revenge and Maya becomes their target. Dominic will do anything to keep her safe, even if it costs him everything. Maya realizes she's falling for the one person she promised herself she'd never trust. When violence erupts and lives hang in the balance, Maya must decide: keep running from love to protect her independence, or fight for the man who's been fighting for her all along. Sometimes the biggest risk leads to the greatest reward. Sometimes you have to crash before you can truly ride free.
Lihat lebih banyakMonth six hit and Maya couldn't see her feet no more, back ached something awful and her ankles were swollen like grapefruits.She holed up in that room reading whatever books the library had, going nuts while Dominic pulled extra shifts to cover what she wasn't bringing in.Tuesday afternoon the fridge was empty and the cabinets too, Dominic wouldn't get back till past nine so she threw on his old hoodie and headed to the corner market.Grabbed what they needed, milk and bread and some soup cans, nothing fancy.Girl at checkout was young and chatty, "Oh wow when you due?""Few months out," Maya kept it short."Your first?""Yep.""That's so cool, got a name picked?""Not yet," Maya lied straight through her teeth, wasn't about to get personal with some stranger.She paid cash like always and got out quick, made it maybe two blocks when this squad car rolled past real slow.Maya didn't break stride, kept her eyes forward but caught the red brake lights flick on in her peripheral.Ches
Three months pregnant and Maya couldn't hide it much longer, shirts getting tight and stomach starting to push out.Linda noticed at the diner one morning while Maya refilled coffee. "You gaining weight Sarah?""Maybe a bit," Maya said keeping her voice normal, "eating more lately."Linda gave her a look but dropped it, went back to the register.Ray cornered her later in the kitchen. "Are you pregnant?"Maya's face got hot. "What?""Come on," Ray said quietly, "got three kids and I can tell, the morning sickness and now showing and won't lift heavy stuff."Maya thought about lying but why bother. "Yeah.""James know?" Ray asked."Yeah he knows," Maya said, "we're dealing with it.""Are you seeing a doctor?" Ray asked."Working on it," Maya lied.Ray shook his head. "Need someone checking on you and the baby, vitamins at least, can't just hope for the best.""I know," Maya said, "we're trying to figure it out.""I can help," Ray said, "my wife knows a midwife who does home births chea
Eight months in and Maya woke up feeling wrong, couldn't say what but her gut felt bad.Thought maybe bad food or too much work, shoved it aside and got ready for shift.Middle of breakfast rush she bolted to the bathroom and threw up, came out pale."You good?" Ray asked from the grill."Yeah," Maya lied, "ate something funky probably."Next day same thing and the day after, always mornings and always sick.Dominic noticed she barely ate. "You sick?""Maybe," Maya said, "stomach's been weird.""Go see someone," Dominic said."Can't," Maya said, "no insurance and these IDs are fake, doctor starts asking stuff we're screwed."Week after puking in the bathroom again it hit her, her period was late and really late and she hadn't even noticed.Counted back weeks and her chest went tight, no way this was happening.Got through shift like a zombie and hit the dollar store walking home, grabbed a test and paid cash and stuffed it deep in her bag.Back at the room and Dominic wasn't there, st
First week went slow and every day dragged on forever.Dominic got work first at a construction site outside town where this guy needed people and paid cash with no questions asked."James Miller," Dominic told the boss and showed the fake ID.Boss barely looked at it. "You lift heavy things?""Yeah," Dominic said."Hired, seven an hour and cash on Fridays."Started next day and left at six in the morning then came back by five dirty and beat.Maya looked for work too and hit the diner then the grocery store then the gas station but nothing came up."Keep at it," Dominic said, "something'll show up."Week two she got the diner job as a waitress for six bucks an hour plus tips and started Monday."What name?" Dominic asked."Sarah Miller," Maya said, "kept it easy.""Good," Dominic said.First shift sucked because she forgot orders and spilled coffee and screwed up the register."You new?" cook asked."Yeah," Maya said, "sorry.""You'll figure it out," cook said, "everyone's bad at fir
They all planned and converged in an old warehouse thirty miles away from the city. Carol was already there with Wrench. She'd stopped the bleeding but he looked terrible. His face was pale. Sweating. Breathing like he'd just run five miles."He needs a hospital," Carol said when they walked in."
They had about only eight hours to pack and leave. Maya watched everyone moving around the warehouse grabbing what they could carry. Not much. Just clothes, cash and guns.Carol was helping Wrench stand up. He was not healed yet but he was trying to put weight on his bad leg, trying not to look wea
Maya woke up hearing voices outside. She grabbed the gun sitting next to the her on the bed and jumped up.Dominic was by the window peeking through the curtain. "Just the maid. Relax."Maya set the gun down. Looked at her phone. Two in the afternoon. Six hours out cold."Why didn't you wake me up
Maya woke up to the sound of water dripping somewhere. Her neck hurt from sleeping on concrete. She sat up and every muscle complained."You awake?" Dominic's voice came through the window."Yeah.""How long were we out?""No idea," Maya said. She looked at the light bulb still burning. "Could be m
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