The Biker Alpha Who Became My Second Chance Mate
Chapter 353
Tristan
I woke up with Athena in my arms and for a moment I just lay there, afraid to move, afraid to breathe too loudly in case this was a
dream and any sudden movement would shatter it.
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The morning light filtered through the curtains, casting soft shadows across her face, and I studied every detail like I was seeing her
for the first time.
Her dark lashes rested against her cheeks, her lips were slightly parted, and there was a peacefulness to her expression that made my
chest ache because I knew I’d almost lost this, had almost destroyed everything with my anger and fear.
She stirred slightly and I tightened my arms around her instinctively, needing to feel her warmth, needing the reassurance that she
was really here, that she’d forgiven me, that we’d made it through the worst fight of our relationship.
Last night replayed in my mind like a movie I couldn’t stop watching.
After my apology, after I’d poured my heart out standing in Orion’s living room, after she’d eaten.
I’d spoken to her again, promised her I’d never make her cry again, she’d look file tooth
closing the distance between us.
at me for what felt like an eternity before finally
She hadn’t said anything at first, just wrapped her arms around me and buried her face in my chest, and I’d held her like she was the
most precious thing in the world because she was, she absolutely was.
We’d stood there for I don’t know how long, just holding each other, both of us crying, both of us shaking with the relief of knowing
we were going to be okay.
Then she’d pulled back and looked up at me with those beautiful eyes and told me she loved me, told me she’d been scared too, told
me she should never have said we were over because the thought of losing me terrified her just as much as my fear of losing her.
We’d talked for hours after that, really talked, laying everything out on the table and addressing all the fears and insecurities that had
been building up between us.
I’d told her about how helpless I felt knowing she was pregnant with twins, knowing that her body was going through so much and
there was nothing I could do to make it easier or safer for her.
How I couldn’t help compare her to Jess and that was my problem. I’d layed myself bare to her, not hiding anything or acting like an
alpha or a man.
I’d been me, that scared boy, who had lost so many people and is afraid of losing another one.
I’d admitted that when I woke up and realized she’d used her powers to heal me, all I could think about was what might have gone
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wrong, how much energy it must have taken, how the strain of healing me could have affected her or the babies.
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She’d cried again when I explained it like that, had told me she understood but that I needed to trust her to know her own limits, to trust that she wouldn’t do anything to deliberately put herself or our children at risk.
I’d promised to work on that, promised to stop trying to control everything around her in some misguided attempt to keep her safe.
She’d apologized too, had told me that saying we were over was cruel and unfair, that she’d been so hurt and angry that she’d wanted to hurt me back, wanted me to feel even a fraction of the pain I’d caused her.
I’d told her I understood, told her I’d deserved it after the way I’d acted.
We’d agreed to communicate better, to talk about our fears instead of letting them build up until they exploded, to remember that we were on the same team, that we loved each other more than anything.
And then I’d carried her upstairs to the rooms we were making use of, because there was no way I was letting her out of my sight, no way I was going to sleep without her in my arms.
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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.
