The Biker Alpha Who Became My Second Chance Mate
Chapter 188
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But even as I spoke, I could see the silver beginning to creep back into her eyes. Whatever she was fighting was strong, stronger than both of us, and it
wasn’t going to let her go easily.
‘I can’t control it,‘ she whispered, and there was so much pain in her voice that it felt like someone was tearing my heart out of my chest. Tristan, I
can’t make it stop.”
‘You can, I said firmly. “You’re the strongest person I know. You can beat this.”
She shook her head and I could see tears starting to form in those silver eyes. “I killed them. I killed them both and I couldn’t stop myself. The power, it
just took over and I couldn’t…”
“That wasn’t you,” I interrupted. “That wasn’t my Athena. That was this thing they did to you, this curse or whatever it is. But you’re still in there, still
fighting it.”
“What if I hurt you?” she asked, and her hands were still hovering inches from my face. “What if I can’t control it and I hurt you too?”
“Then that’s a risk I’m willing to take,” I said without hesitation. “Because I’m not leaving you. I’m never leaving you again.”
I could hear Orion moving closer behind me, could smell his fear and concern, but I kept my focus on Athena. This moment felt fragile, like the wrong
word or movement could shatter whatever progress we had made.
“I love you,” I said, and I put every ounce of truth I had into those three words. “No matter what happens, no matter what you’ve done or what you
become, I love you. That will never change.”
The silver in her eyes flickered again and for a brief moment I saw her, really saw her, looking back at me with the love and trust I remembered.
But then it was gone, swallowed up by that terrible silver glow, and when she spoke again her voice carried a power that made the stone walls of the
cave tremble.
“Run,” she said, and it was both a warning and a command. “Run before I kill you too.”
I shook my head. ‘No.‘
“Tristan get away from her, that’s not Athena we both know, That’s not my sister.” I heard Orion say but I did like I didn’t hear him. My eyes remained
locked on who mattered.
My Athena.
“Tristan, please,” she begged, and I could hear both versions of her in that plea. The woman I loved and the creature she was becoming. Please don’t make me hurt you.”
“You won’t hurt me,” I said with absolute certainty. Because no matter what that thing inside you wants, you’re stronger than it is. You’re stronger than anything.”
She was crying now, tears streaming down her face as she fought a war inside herself that I couldn’t help her win.
All I could do was stand there and show her that I wasn’t afraid, that I trusted her completely even when she didn’t trust herself.
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“I don’t know how much longer I can fight it,” she whispered.
“Then don’t fight it alone,” I said. ‘Let me help you. Let me in.”
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I reached up slowly and covered her hands with mine where they still hovered near my face. The moment our skin touched, I felt the full force of what
she was dealing with.
Power crashed through me like a tidal wave, raw and uncontrolled and absolutely terrifying in its intensity.
But then she said something that made my blood freeze.
‘I’m not your Ath, I’m not love. I’m war, I’m fire.” Then I felt life draining out of me.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
