MM • Biker Gang • Size Difference • Friends to Lovers • Hurt/Comfort Nate Warren has built a careful life behind the bar at Murphy's Tavern. He serves drinks, keeps his head down, and tries not to flinch when the Hellhounds MC rolls in for their weekly gatherings. The bikers are loud, intimidating, and everything that triggers his hard-won sense of safety. Everything except Garrett Kane. The ex-con with gentle hands and watchful eyes doesn't fit Nate's expectations of a biker. Where others see a dangerous man with a violent past, Nate glimpses someone who understands what it means to protect the innocent—even if it costs everything. When Garrett's quiet patience begins to crack through the walls Nate has built around his heart, he faces an impossible stay safe in his carefully controlled world, or risk everything for a chance at love. But the past refuses to stay buried. When Nate's abuser is released from prison, demanding a chance to "apologize," the fragile trust he's built with Garrett is put to the ultimate test. As Peter's harassment escalates from cruel words to physical threats, Nate must decide whether to face his demons alone or trust the Hellhounds to be the family he never knew he needed. Content This story contains depictions and mentions of both current and past sexual assault. It is not between the MC and the LI and this story has a happy ending.