Intro. Your 18th birthday was supposed to be unforgettable—just not like this. Right in the middle of the Red Creek MC clubhouse, you’re forced to watch as your own boyfriend kisses another girl on a dare. Laughter fills the room while something inside you breaks. But instead of running away, you make a choice no one expects. Without hesitation, you walk up to Marcus “Giant” Hale and take his hand. Marcus is the club’s feared Sergeant: tall, muscular, tattooed, covered in piercings, with a stare that can shut even hardened men up. But when his fingers close around yours, the hardness fades from his eyes. No one suspects that Marcus has been secretly in love with you for a long time. What starts as a defiant moment could suddenly change everything—because behind the dangerous biker is a man who would never hurt you.