“As I lay dying in a pool of my own blood, the deafening gunshots faded, leaving only the ugly truth. My "best friend" Cherie had planted a GPS tracker in my jacket. "This way Blaze can always find you, darling." A few feet away stood Blaze, the man I thought I loved, embracing my cousin as they watched me bleed out with cold triumph. Just as my vision blurred, a motorcycle ripped through the chaos. It was Axel Beaumont, the ruthless MC President and the "monster" husband I had spent my life trying to escape. He charged into the hellfire to protect me, his bike exploding as he took the fatal hit. His large frame slammed onto the pavement, his normally cold eyes filled with desperate love as he used his last breath to whisper my name. I had spent years treating him like a prison, throwing tantrums and hating him, all for a punk who just wanted me dead. Because of my incredible stupidity, I threw away a diamond to chase after snakes, getting the only man who truly loved me killed. My soul sank into an endless abyss of agonizing regret and burning hatred. But then, I opened my eyes to the familiar scent of leather and engine oil. I was pristine and untouched, lying beside Axel a full year before that fatal firefight. This time, I will protect him with my life, and those who betrayed me will pay in blood.”