Lahat ng Kabanata ng My Five Forbidden Bikers : Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 70

After I called the contractor and completely changed the original plans, the very next person I contacted was Jane.She rushed over that same night without hesitation and she promptly kicked Nico out of his room so she could stay with me.Once Nico surrendered the room with minimal complaining, the two of us sat down and had the first serious business discussion we’d had since everything happened.I told her I was ready to hand in my two-week notice at the bar.Honestly, I was more than ready between the kidnapping, the bruises still healing across my body and the fact that I couldn’t look at a dark parking lot without feeling panic claw at my throat, I knew I was done pretending that place was where I belonged.Especially now, when I had something real waiting for me.Jane listened quietly, arms folded across her chest, then nodded.“I get it,” she said. “But I’m still training the new girl and I can’t just leave the club hanging yet.”“That’s fine,” I said. “I’m not asking you to qu

By the time the business renovations were in full swing, every last one of my belongings had been moved into the new house.Boxes lined spare rooms, my clothes had somehow been divided between closets, and half my toiletries were already mixed in with five men’s shaving cream, cologne, and soap like my life had quietly merged with theirs before I’d fully realized it.Meanwhile, the building that would soon become our future was transforming day by day.Fresh carpet was being installed, the broken windows had been removed and replaced.The damaged exterior was being rebuilt entirely. After getting estimates, Jane and I realized trying to scrub off the hateful red paint sprayed across the walls would cost more than simply redoing the front facade.So we chose the smarter option, to cover the scars and build something better over what tried to destroy us and It felt symbolic in a way.One construction crew worked upstairs on the newly redesigned office spaces, while another handled the m

SIX MONTHS LATER“Sofia! Another order just came in!”I lifted my head from the paperwork spread across my desk and saw Jane sliding a fresh order form toward me with a smug smile on her face.“What is it this time?” I asked, already suspicious.Jane leaned against the counter, folding her arms. “Another pink leather jacket.”I groaned dramatically. “I can hear that grin on your face, you can stop now.”“I told you,” she said proudly. “Those jackets were going to sell like crazy.”She had, unfortunately, been right.The shop had been open for about six months now and in that short time, Open Road had become one of the most talked-about businesses in town.Every month our profits climbed higher and the customer list grew longer, the demand increased so fast it felt impossible to keep up.Word spread quickly through the area and the neighboring towns.At first, people came for the repair services. We fixed ripped jackets, torn seams, damaged boots, worn saddlebags, broken zippers, crack

EIGHT MONTHS LATER“Things change and people change but it doesn’t mean any of those brothers want me now. Look, I don’t getting married soon and won't want Damian hearing this conversation. I’m only wondering if I should be hopping into the arms of this man,” I said.“Your men changed you,” Jane said. “You ain’t the same girl I knew.”“I only left for eight months and I hope I’m not the same person,” I said.“They did change you,” Jane said again.“No, losing my mother changed me,” I said.After losing my mother, I went away for eight months and didn't contact the guys again.“Look, you wanted my opinion, so there it is,” Jane said. “Don’t marry the man, he’s an asshole.”“And a womanizer,” Bella, the new girl said.“You haven’t seen him do the things I’ve seen. Sofia, that man checks out women while you’re right there. He’ll be the first to cheat on you and the last to feel bad about it. Don’t think you have to marry this man because he threw some money at you and was there when you

“Because everyone is here, Sofia, and you act like it’s your show. This is for both of us and this is our wedding, not only yours. People didn’t fly in just to see you. They came also came to see me, but I’m not ignoring them because my bride-to-be is pissed that the spotlight isn’t on her all the time."“I’ve never been like that, and you know it,” I said.“You were like that all through the months we were together, but I leveled you out. I was the one that stood by your side while you were mourning. I was the one that held your hair back when you got sick and I was the one that kept checking in on you until you could plant your feet firmly on the floor like a woman should do and made you return back to your business you abandoned. That was me, Sofia because I loved you.”His words hit me like a punch in the gut.“Loved?” I asked. “Past tense?”“If you walk away from this, you’ll regret it. You’ll never find another man like me but you are an idiot if you can’t see what’s in front of