Ashes & Asphalt

Some ghosts don’t haunt you. They hold you still.

After the loss of his best friend and the collapse of a love he thought would last, Jax Maddox buried himself in the one thing he still trusted—The Cage, his club, his code, his brothers. Love was a risk he couldn't afford. Especially not when the woman he loved ran.

When a new voice in town—a singer with fire in her eyes—starts turning heads, everyone says it’s time for Jax to move on. But he can’t. Not from Taylor. Not from the past.

Then she comes back.

No wedding ring. No promises. Just the same eyes that once looked at him like he was worth saving.

Taylor’s return reopens old wounds, not just for Jax, but for herself. The ghost of the man they both lost—Ghost—lingers between them. But piece by piece, day by day, they begin to rebuild. A house. A life. Something that might just hold.

But loyalty has its price.

As Jax steps into the role of builder, protector, and eventually leader, a betrayal inside the club forces him to choose between the past he's guarding and the future he's building. With a new second-in-command by his side and Taylor finally in his arms, Jax must decide:

Can you carry your ghosts into tomorrow... or do you have to leave them behind to finally live?