The Biker Alpha Who Became My Second Chance Mate
Chapter 219
Athena
Understanding starts to dawn on me like the sun rising after the longest night of my life.
This little girl, this scared, lonely child, is the power. She’s the source of everything that’s been happening, and she’s been trapped in this dark place for
years.
Probably since the first time they called her evil. Since the first time the power manifested and everyone around her reacted with fear and horror.
No wonder she’s been lashing out. No wonder she’s been taking instead of giving.
She’s been alone in this darkness for years, with no one to talk to, no one to explain things to her, no one to show her how to do anything but hurt
people.
like.
‘I’m sorry you’ve been alone,” I tell her, and I mean it with every fiber of my being. “I’m sorry no one ever tried to understand you.”
She looks at me with surprise, like she can’t believe someone is talking to her with kindness instead of fear. Like she’s forgotten what kindness sounds
“They all hate me,‘ she says quietly, more tears falling. “Everyone who meets me, they’re always scared. They always try to lock me away or make me stop existing. They say I’m a monster, That I’m evil.”
‘I don’t hate you,” I say firmly, and I reach out slowly to touch her hand. “And I’m not scared of you. And you’re neither evil or a monster.”
“Yes, you are,” she argues, but she doesn’t pull her hand away. “Everyone is scared of me. I hurt people. I take their life away and I can’t stop.”
“You hurt people because you’re scared and alone,” I tell her, squeezing her small hand gently. “But you don’t have to be either of those things
anymore.”
She shakes her head frantically, her dark hair flying around her face. “I can’t help it. When people are mean to you or when you’re scared, I get angry and I lash out. I don’t know how to do anything else.”
“That’s because no one ever taught you,” I say. “But I can teach you now. I can show you how to help instead of hurt.”
For the first time since I found her, hope flickers across her face. It’s small and hesitant, like she’s afraid to believe it, but it’s there.
‘You would do that?” she asks in a whisper. “Even after everything I’ve done?”
“Yes,” I say without hesitation. “Because I understand what it’s like to be scared and alone. I understand what it’s like to feel like a monster.”
She’s quiet for a long moment, considering my words. I can see her thinking, weighing whether or not she can trust me.
“What would you teach me?” she finally asks.
‘I’d teach you about love,” I say, thinking of Tristan lying motionless on the mattress somewhere above us. ‘I’d teach you about family and friendship and all the things that make life worth living.”
“I don’t know what those things are,‘ she admits, and there’s so much sadness in her voice it makes my chest hurt.
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“Then let me show you, I offer, settling in more comfortably beside her. I have a brother named Orion who would do anything to protect me. He’s strong and brave and he loves me even when I make mistakes,”
She listens intently as 1 talk about Orion, about how he held me when I cried after our parents died, how he never made me feel like a burden even
when I was at my worst.
How he accepted even after I left for years.
“He sounds nice,‘ she says softly.
things get scary. She’s Orions wife.”
“He is nice,” I tell her. “And I have a friend named Sarah who’s
like
a
She makes
me
laugh
when I’m sad, and she stands by me even when
The little girl’s eyes get wider as I describe Sarah’s kindness and loyalty, how she always knows exactly what to say to make me feel better.
“And there’s Derek, who spent days and days reading old books just to try to help because he cares about me. Because he wanted to help.”
me understand you better. He didn’t have to do that, but he did it
“They all sound wonderful,” she says wistfully, like she’s imagining what
it
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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.
