All Chapters of Biker's Forbidden Desire: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

EMILIA POVThe key turned silently in the lock. I wanted to surprise David.I dropped my suitcase by the door and kicked off my heels. The apartment was quiet except for sounds coming from our bedroom. My heart started racing for all the wrong reasons."David?" I called out softly, my voice echoing in the empty hallway.No answer. Just muffled voices and movement.I crept down the hallway, each step making my chest tighter. The bedroom door was cracked open. Through the gap, I could see tangled sheets and bare skin that didn't belong to just one person.My hand trembled as I pushed the door open.David was in our bed. With Rebecca. My best friend her blonde hair spread across my pillows while she straddled my fiancé.They both froze when they saw me."Surprise," I said, my voice sounding flat and cold.David scrambled to sit up, pushing Rebecca off him. "Em, this isn't... I can explain...""Explain what?" I stepped into the room, crossing my arms over my chest.Rebecca pulled the shee

EMILIA POVThe ride to Desert Ridge took six hours, and every mile felt like traveling backward through time.I'd forgotten what it felt like to be pressed against Axel's back, my arms wrapped around his waist, feeling every breath he took. The motorcycle thrummed between my thighs, powerful and dangerous, just like the man controlling it.We stopped twice for gas and food, barely speaking except for necessity. But I caught him watching me when he thought I wasn't looking, his green eyes unreadable behind dark sunglasses."You still eat like a bird," Axel observed at our second stop, nodding toward my half, finished sandwich."You still eat like you're feeding an army," I shot back, watching him demolish a burger and fries.The corner of his mouth quirked up. "Some things don't change."But everything had changed. The easy familiarity we'd once shared was gone, replaced by tension thick. Every accidental touch sent sparks through me, but Axel remained frustratingly controlled.As we g

EMILIA POVThe front door burst open before Marco could argue further. Five men in Crimson Reapers colors strutted in like they owned the place. I recognized their president immediately Victor "Viper" Kane, a man whose reputation for cruelty was legendary even by MC standards.Kane was tall and lean, with pale eyes and graying hair slicked back from his angular face. Expensive suit instead of leather, but the gun under his jacket was visible to anyone who knew how to look."Marco," Kane said pleasantly. "Sorry to interrupt your family reunion.""Victor." Marco's voice was ice, cold. "You've got some balls showing up here."Kane's gaze swept the room, cataloging the number of Iron Serpents present before landing on me. His smile turned smug."And you must be the famous Emilia," Kane said, taking a step in my direction. "You've grown up nicely."Every Iron Serpent in the room tensed. I felt Axel move up behind me, his presence solid and reassuring."Back off, Victor," Marco warned."Rel

AXEL POVThe ride felt like it took forever and no time at all. Em's arms around my waist, her body pressed against my back it was torture and paradise wrapped up in one hell of a package.Who says I'm leaving?I could hear Em talking to Sofia through the thin bedroom door, her voice muffled but animated. Probably telling her best friend about the family drama, the threat from Kane, maybe even about me. The thought made something twist in my chest.Six years. Six fucking years I'd been running from this moment, from her, from the way she looked at me like I was worth saving. But standing in my own kitchen, knowing she was twenty feet away wearing clothes I'd bought for her, I couldn't remember why leaving had seemed so important.Vincent was dead. The man who'd threatened to put a bullet in my skull if I touched his daughter was gone. That should have changed everything.But Marco wasn't dead. And Marco had made his position just as clear as his father ever had.My phone buzzed agains

EMILIA POV I couldn't sleep.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Kane's cold smile. Heard the rumble of those six motorcycles. Felt the weight of being someone's obsession, someone's target, someone's twisted second chance at a dead love.Two AM. The house was silent except for the distant clang of metal on metal drifting up from the garage.Axel.I should stay in bed. Should leave him alone with his demons and his motorcycle parts. Should follow Marco's warnings and the promise I'd made to myself six years agonever to let Axel Cruz break my heart again.I pulled on jeans and grabbed one of the Iron Serpents t, shirts from the dresser anyway.