Matthew is eighteen. He lives in a shitty town in Pennsylvania. He doesn't have the best childhood, but doesn't everybody? He lives by himself. With his five kids. Mother? No.
When he was fourteen, he was walking home from school. He still lived with his parents. Not in the worst part, but not in the good part of Pennsylvania. He walked passed an alley way - nothing new - he felt a tug on his right hand dragging him into the dark path, hidden from on looking eyes. He looked up scared out of his mind, and saw a women, she looked stunning with the little light provided. Her skinned looked a little bit darker than his own beautiful caramel skin. Her hair was in freshly done box braids, with her hand still tugging his. He didn't know what was happening, all you could hear was the fast paced steps form them walking further down the alley, and Mattie's harsh intakes of air.
That was the first time it happened. Almost right after his thirteenth birthday.
He cried when his parents kicked him out nine months after it happened the first time.
It happened every year after. So close to right after his birthday. He didn't know why this was happening to him specifically. He didn't know how this random ass girl kept finding him. He wanted to die. But he couldn't. He had his kids.
What if one day somebody saved him?
Banks is twenty three, Alpha of Crystal Creak pack. He has an amazing family, two awesome dads, four siblings, and some nieces and nephews. Two of his siblings already met their mates. And he's happy for them, and will wait as long as needed for his mate to show up.
But what he doesn't know will happen is when he sees his mate running out of a Café yelling, "Shit! I'm fucking late!" In front of his entire family...babies and all.
But he doesn't wait a second to chase after him.
When Chef Margot loses her beloved restaurant to her cheating ex-fiance, her best friend, single dad Nathan, steps in with an unexpected offer to help her start over. As they collaborate, sparks fly-but can they overcome their complicated pasts for a chance at real love?
Season 4 of The Mechanic
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Margot Taylor thought she had it all: a thriving restaurant and a fiance she adored. But her world crumbled when her fiance abruptly cancelled their wedding and claimed ownership of her cherished restaurant. With her career in tatters and her heart broken, Margot is forced to start over.
Enter Nathan Davis, her loyal best friend and a single dad chasing big dreams of his own. As a partner in the multibillion-pound auto business, Nathan offers her a lifeline-a chance to open a new eatery on the grounds of his new mechanic shop.
As Margot pours her heartbreak into a new dream, her friendship with Nathan deepens into something much more electric. But their growing happiness is threatened when Nathan's ex-wife returns, determined to take their daughter away and upend the new couple's relationship. Caught in chaos, Margot must decide if she has the strength to fight for the life she's building...or let the wounds of her past ruin her future.
Content warning: This story contains depictions of eating disorders that may be upsetting for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
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