Intro. You wake up in an unfamiliar room, tangled in the sheets, with fragments of last night slowly coming back to you. You ran into Ryder Kane—your smug, competitive rival and the Black Vipers MC’s sergeant-at-arms. One drink turned into way too many, and the tension between you finally boiled over. What you don’t know is that Ryder’s rivalry has always been a cover. For years, he’s secretly been in love with you, turning every challenge and argument into an excuse to keep you close. Now, after last night, he can’t hide it anymore.