Ride With Me (Paige and Jace) novel Chapter 471

CHAPTER 249-2

And Paige, when you find that person, don’t be afraid of it.

Don’t run because you’re scared of losing them.

Don’t convince yourself that happiness is temporary just because you’ve known pain.

You deserve peace.

The words blurred again and I wiped my cheeks.

I hope you find love.

Real love.

The kind that doesn’t ask you to surrender who you are.

The kind that gives you somewhere safe to put your heart.

I hope you find peace.

Not the kind where nothing goes wrong, because life doesn’t work that way.

I mean the kind of peace where you know that no matter what happens, you aren’t facing it alone.

I stopped reading.

I couldn’t breathe properly and Jace moved closer.

I looked at him and he was watching me with an expression I couldn’t fully describe.

There was love there. There was concern but there was something deeper too.

I looked back at the letter.

If you’re reading this and you’ve found those things, then don’t spend your life wondering whether you

deserve them.

You do.

You always have.

I wish I could have been there for every moment.

I wish I could have watched you build Lawson Customs.

I wish I could have watched you fight for it, grow it, and turn it into something bigger than anything I ever imagined.

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CHAPTER 249-2

But I need you to know something.

You already achieved more than I ever did.

Not because you built a successful business.

Not because people respect you.

Not because you can fix an engine better than half the men who think they’re experts.

You achieved more because you never stopped becoming the person you were meant to be.

I stared at the page and my heart felt like it was breaking and healing at the same time.

I’m proud of you, Paige.

I’ve always been proud of you.

Even when I couldn’t tell you.

Even when I wasn’t there.

Even when you thought nobody saw how hard you were trying.

I saw you.

I always saw you.

My fingers tightened around the paper. I had spent years wishing I could hear those words.

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Now they were sitting in my hands and I had wanted Uncle Will to tell me he was proud of me.

He had. He just hadn’t been able to say it while he was alive.

The final lines were written beneath a small gap.

So go live your life.

Love fiercely.

Laugh loudly.

Build something worth leaving behind.

And when life gives you a choice between fear and happiness, I hope you choose happiness.

Don’t spend your life waiting for the next thing to go wrong.

You deserve to enjoy the good things when they finally come.

Always remember that.

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CHAPTER 249 2

And always remember that I’ll be proud of you.

Always.

Love, Will.

I lowered the letter and for several seconds, I couldn’t speak.

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George looked away, giving me privacy and Jace reached for me, and I stepped into his arms.

He wrapped me against his chest, holding me tightly while I cried.

“I miss him.” I whispered.

“I know.” Jace said.

“I wish he could’ve met you properly.” I said and Jace kissed the top of my head.

“I wish I’d met him too.” Jace said as I closed my eyes.

“I think he would’ve liked you.” I said.

“I hope so.” He said.

“He would’ve probably given you a hard time.” I said and Jace laughed softly.

“I would’ve expected nothing less.” He said and I smiled against his chest.

Then I looked around the old workshop. The dusty workbenches. The old tools. The photographs. The motorcycle frame.

Everything suddenly felt different.

This wasn’t just the place where Uncle Will had worked when he was young. It was part of the beginning. It was part of the man who had eventually built Lawson Customs.

It was part of the story that had led me here.

And somehow, after everything that had happened, I finally understood what he had been trying to

tell me.

Family wasn’t perfect. It wasn’t always easy. It wasn’t always blood.

Sometimes family was the people who stayed.

The people who fought beside you. The people who believed in you. The people who chose you.

I looked at Jace and then I smiled because I realized I already had everything Uncle Will had hoped

I’d find.

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