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I never thought I'd have dirty thoughts about my brother's girlfriend. The day I met her, she took down a man twice her size with her bare hands for harassing her friend. In the process, she knocked over my bike. Dark hair pulled back. Combat boots. God, she was stunning. Then I recognized her face. Alden's girlfriend. "Sorry. I'll fix your bike. Or pay for the damage," she said. I watched her for a moment. She wasn't like the women I knew. Most women who came to me wanted something. Attention. Money. Status. Protection. But she walked into my clubhouse and offered to pay. I almost laughed. But did a woman this beautiful even know that my brother was sleeping with her stepsister? A dark thought slid into my head, slow and poisonous. What if I told her? She'd be single. She'd be free. And... She'd be mine. ******** “Today's the last day of the month. I'm taking the next two days off.” One of my apprentices said to the other while they washed a tray of bolts in a bowl of gasoline. I glanced at the clock above the workshop entrance; 5:17 p.m. That moment, I recalled Alden's birthday once again. For the first time since we'd started dating seven months ago, I was spending the night at his place. The thought still made my heart flutter. I'd visited him countless times. We'd eaten together, watched movies, gone out, and spent hours talking. He'd also visited my workshop more times than I could count, although he always complained about the smell of oil. Seven months wasn't long enough to know everything about someone. But it had been long enough for me to start imagining a future with him, making a family and living happily as his wife. Perhaps even a workshop of my own, not attached to my father's property. I'd been careful with Alden because my previous relationships had taught me not to trust too quickly. A motorcycle engine rumbled outside, and I looked toward the entrance. A delivery rider pulled up and removed his helmet. “Miss Haven Lawrenc
