Iris Mercer
Iris Mercer
Tess Bell knows engines, restoration work, and how to stand her ground. What she does not need is Calder “Havoc” Vale bringing Iron Vow business into her shop—and acting as if protecting her gives him the right to take over. Havoc has spent years solving problems with force, control, and a road captain’s instinct to put everyone he cares about behind him. Tess refuses to become one more variable in his perimeter. When sabotage and old club secrets threaten the garage, they are forced to work side by side, tracing damage that reaches far beyond burned metal. The more Havoc sees Tess fight for her work, the harder it becomes to dismiss the woman who challenges every rule he lives by. She wants partnership, not protection. To keep her, Havoc may have to choose truth over the patch that made him.