Biker's Forbidden Desire のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 111 - チャプター 120

AXEL POVI stared at my phone.Vincent's number pulled up.Forty-eight hours had passed since his ultimatum.Twelve hours remained.Em sat beside me on the couch.Her hand in mine."You don't have to do this," she said."Yes I do.""We could run. Disappear. Change our names again.""Volkov would find us. He always does."She squeezed my hand."Then call him."I pressed dial.The phone rang once."Dante." Vincent's voice. Smooth. Controlled. "Cutting it close.""I need to hear the full terms. Everything. Before I agree.""Smart. Your father would be proud.""Don't talk about my father.""Fair enough. The terms are simple. You come home. Work as my underboss. Learn the business. Two years minimum commitment.""And the money?""Seven hundred thousand to Volkov. Immediately. Plus three hundred thousand signing bonus. One million total. Wired to your account the moment you arrive in New York.""What about Em?""What about her?""She comes with me. And she stays safe. Protected. No one touc

EMILIA POVI woke up the next morning still processing it.Axel was already up.On the porch.Coffee in hand.Watching the ocean.I joined him."Couldn't sleep?" I asked."Slept better than I have in weeks.""Because of the three months?""Because Volkov's paid. Because we have time. Because I can breathe."He pulled me close.We stood there.Waves crashing.

EMILIA POVOne week since Vincent's call.The relief was still fresh.Volkov paid.Three months to breathe.Time to live.I sat at the kitchen table.Notebook open.Pen in hand.Wedding planning.Something I'd never imagined doing.Not after everything.Not after the captivity, the miscarriage, the horror.But here I was.Planning a wedding.To the man I loved.In six weeks.Axel walked in.Coffee in hand.Looked over my shoulder."Making lists already?""Someone has to. The wedding's not going to plan itself.""It's just going to be us and a few people. How much planning does it need?"I looked at him."Axel. Even a small wedding needs planning. Venue, officiant, food, flowers, what we're wearing.""Beach. Anya can officiate. Sandwiches. Wildflowers. Jeans."I laughed despite myself."You've really thought this through.""I'm a simple man.""You're impossible."He kissed my head."But you love me anyway.""Unfortunately."He sat beside me.Looked at the list I'd started.Guest list:

EMILIA POVWeek two since Vincent's call.Four weeks until the wedding.Ten weeks until New York.But today, none of that mattered.Today was just another normal day.And I was learning to love normal.I woke to the smell of coffee.Axel was already up.Had become his habit.Early riser.Always watching the sunrise.I found him on the porch.Usual spot."Morning," I said."Morning. Coffee?""Please."He poured me a cup.We sat together.Watching the waves.No talking.Just being.This was what I'd wanted.What we'd both wanted.Peace.Simple moments.Nothing dramatic.Nothing dangerous.Just us."What do you want to do today?" Axel asked."I don't know. Something normal.""Like what?""Grocery shopping? Cook dinner together? Watch a movie?"He smiled."That sounds perfect."We drove into town.Small market

AXEL POVI walked the beach.Four AM.Dark.Cold.Alone.Em's words echoing in my head."Choose me or the obsession.""Our future or your guilt.""I'm done watching you destroy yourself."She was right.About all of it.I'd been obsessing.Disappearing into my laptop every night.Choosing the past over her.Over us.Over our future.Why?Because I was scared.Terrified of going to New York.Of facing Vincent.Of learning the truth about my father.But the truth was.None of it mattered.Not compared to Em.Not compared to what we had.What we were building.I'd been so focused on what happened fifteen years ago.That I was destroying what we had now.The sun started to rise.Orange and pink streaking the sky.Beautiful.I turned around.Headed back toward town.Found a small flower shop just opening.Bought wil