“I think both of us,” I add. “But he doesn’t understand the powerful and incredible effects of stalking.”

“No,” Roman agrees. “There is nothing like waking up, looking out your window, and seeing a girl sleeping on the ground.”

I giggle and slap Roman’s arm. “I did not do that.”

“You wanted to.” He grins, kissing my neck again.

“Did not.”

“Did too.”

“Oh, my god,” Matilda moans. “Molly, come and help me get some more ice before I vomit.”

I laugh and stand, turning and staring down at Roman. He looks up at me, and those brown eyes are light, soft and happy. They haven’t been like that for a while, but finally, they’re back to the way they should be. He smiles slightly, and our eyes lock. We don’t need words, we understand each other in a way most people wouldn’t understand. I lean down, kissing him softly, before turning and following Matilda into the kitchen.

“You two are gag worthy,” she says, throwing an arm around my shoulder.

“So are you and Calvin. By the way, where is his royal beauty?”

She shoves me playfully. “Working.”

“Aw, poor thing.”

“I know,” she sighs, turning to me. “But you and Roman ... that looks like it’s going well.”

I look out the door at Roman who is laughing with the guys.

“Yeah, it is going well. I think we finally found our way back to each other, this time to stay.”

Her face softens. “He’s a good person, isn’t he?”

I smile and nod. “Yeah, he’s the best kind.”

“You two had a really painful start, but I honestly think you’re better off for it.”

I agree. “Yeah, I think so too. If his ex wasn’t in the picture, I honestly don’t think we would have ever gotten as close as we did. We were meant to meet each other, we were meant to be friends, and now we’re meant to be together. I didn’t realise how much so until now.”

“So really, you’re grateful to her.”

I squeeze Matilda’s hand when she takes mine, and we both watch Roman. Yeah, I’m grateful to her all right. She put us both through a world of hurt, but without her, we wouldn’t have learned our lessons and been where we are now. We wouldn’t have battled through it together. We wouldn’t have gotten through stronger and better. She made us stronger, by being a selfish, horrible person, she brought us together.

“Yeah, I am. So many times I wondered if it was worth it, but it is more than worth it. It sucked when she captured his heart again after everything she’d put him through, especially when she didn’t want it. She leapt back in because she saw he was finally moving on, her attention from him was dwindling, she had screwed up everything else in her life, and she realised she might actually have to face the storm she created on her own. It was all well and good when it was working for her, but when it wasn’t, she panicked. So, she clung on. She clung on because she’s self-centred. She clung on for her own selfish reasons. She clung on but she didn’t really want him. She just didn’t want to lose the attention. She liked knowing there was someone out there fighting for her, even if she never intended on giving him an honest piece of herself. She broke him all over again.”

I smile at Roman and he turns, looking at me and smiling back. He looks fucking gorgeous. Perfect. Mine.

“But in doing all of that, I swear, she made him a better person, a stronger person. Because now, now he’s smiling again. He’s finally smiling again.”

And this time, it’s without her.

I don’t know yet where Roman and I are going to end up, but I do know this.

He changed my life, and that will have always been worth the fight.

He will always be worth the fight.

THE END

You will see more of Molly and Roman, and how their story unfolded in the next book in the Jokers Wrath MC - Jack and Baylee’s story is coming up next! All your favorites will be back!!!