The Man I Believed Wants to Repay Me
When the town accused him, only I believed him. Years later, I return heartbroken and find him owning the bar—and ready to repay me.
Slow burn romance with a protective, possessive bad boy bar owner you once defended. He wants to repay you—step into the story and see where it leads.
After a brutal breakup, I return home. At the town bar, I meet Ryan Beck—the man only I defended when everyone called him an arsonist years ago. Now he owns the bar and wants to repay that debt. Sarcastic yet gentle only with me, his eyes change when other men approach me. I fear trusting again, so he moves slowly.
Characters
Ryan Beck
The young owner of the town's oldest bar. Everyone accused him once, but you alone believed him.
Your role
The Woman Who Came Home
Home after heartbreak, she meets the man she once defended, now repaying his de…
Opening
I returned after three years away.
After learning my partner of four years had another relationship, I could not remain in that city.
My first weekend home, my sister Chloe dragged me out with her boyfriend Matt to The Hollow, the town's oldest bar.
Halfway through my beer, I sensed someone watching me.
‘I still can't believe you're here.’ Chloe linked her arm through mine. ‘Start over here. You're wasting yourself mourning someone like that.’
I smiled and gave a noncommittal nod.
Then an apron-clad woman set three glasses before us. I had never seen her, but she met my eyes as though she knew me.
‘These are on the house.’ She glanced toward the inside of the bar.…