is?”
He growled low in his throat and was surprised by
how threatening the sound actually was. “Watch it, Tally. I was barely putting
up with you before, but if you start bad mouthing my woman I’m going to get
really pissed.”
“What, going to hit me?”
He grinned, but it wasn’t humorous at all, and her
smug little smile left her. “No, I don’t hit women, even ones like you.”
“But I do.” Naggie grinned and cracked her knuckles.
“In fact, I have been doing a damn fine job of keeping my anger in check since the
last time you and I met at the bar. Remember?”
Tally narrowed her eyes even further, which now made
her look like she needed glasses. “Yeah, how can I forget? You threatened to
smash my face into your windshield if I hit on your boyfriend again.” Tally
tossed another piece of hair over her shoulder. “I was drunk, and would have
never hit on him to begin with. Guys that are all pierced up like that don’t do
it for me.” She eyed Naggie up and down. “But I can tell you like the freaks,
given as you are one.”
Right before he knew Naggie would have attacked
Tally’s ass, the bell on the front door rang again. He turned and saw Stella
walk in, and of course she had arrived at the least convenient time.
She stopped and looked among the three of them. “Hey.”
She greeted them, but there was a wariness in her
voice. No doubt she could no doubt feel the thick, strangling sensation of
annoyance, anger, and tension that lined the air.
He looked at Tally when he heard her grinding her
teeth. She was staring at Stella with this narrow eyed and glaring expression.
“This is the bitch you picked over me? Some MC biker brat?” Tally asked in an outraged voice.
“She’s fat as hell.”
He made a low, threatening sound, but before he
could put Tally in her place Stella spoke.
“Excuse me?” She took a step toward them, and an
outraged expression was on her face. “You’re talking about me?” She pointed to
herself as if she were truly surprised that she had just been dropped in this
situation.
Tally didn’t respond, but instead crossed her arms
over her chest and glared at Stella.
Although Stella had it was phrased as a question
there was hardened anger and disbelief in her voice. Tally knew who Stella was
seeing as she lived in Reckless, too, and knew that she was thick in the biker
life. But Tally wasn’t the smartest woman he had ever come across, and her
self-image was set high above everyone else’s. She was also jealous, and she
was allowing that to cloud the commonsense part that should have been yelling
at her not to fuck with Stella or Naggie. She was stepping into a territory she
wouldn’t walk away unscathed from. Both females could eat Tally alive and still
be hungry for seconds.
Pride filled him at that thought that his woman
could handle what was thrown her way, and that was clear by her stance, the
look on her face, and the fact she had said something in defense. Cadeon stared
at Stella, and knew without a doubt he loved her. Christ, did he love her. He loved
seeing the strength pour from her, even if it was during this small confrontation.
“You always go around insulting people you don’t
even know?” Stella stepped closer to them, and there was a bite to her words.
“I call it like I see it.” Tally all but sneered.
“Stella, I wouldn’t worry about this skank or think
much on her verbal vomit,” Naggie said in a singsong voice that was filled with
a whole lot of dislike thrown Tally’s way.
Tally looked at Naggie and curled her lip. “This is
coming from a dyke.”
He expected Naggie to launch herself at Tally, but
all she did was laugh. “Sticks and stones and all that bullshit, bitch. At
least I don’t have to resort to dressing in underwear in public just for a
little attention.”
Tally’s face started taking on a red hue, and she made an outraged sound. “These are the
people you associate with, Cadeon?” Tally asked in a
He growled low in his throat and was surprised by
how threatening the sound actually was. “Watch it, Tally. I was barely putting
up with you before, but if you start bad mouthing my woman I’m going to get
really pissed.”
“What, going to hit me?”
He grinned, but it wasn’t humorous at all, and her
smug little smile left her. “No, I don’t hit women, even ones like you.”
“But I do.” Naggie grinned and cracked her knuckles.
“In fact, I have been doing a damn fine job of keeping my anger in check since the
last time you and I met at the bar. Remember?”
Tally narrowed her eyes even further, which now made
her look like she needed glasses. “Yeah, how can I forget? You threatened to
smash my face into your windshield if I hit on your boyfriend again.” Tally
tossed another piece of hair over her shoulder. “I was drunk, and would have
never hit on him to begin with. Guys that are all pierced up like that don’t do
it for me.” She eyed Naggie up and down. “But I can tell you like the freaks,
given as you are one.”
Right before he knew Naggie would have attacked
Tally’s ass, the bell on the front door rang again. He turned and saw Stella
walk in, and of course she had arrived at the least convenient time.
She stopped and looked among the three of them. “Hey.”
She greeted them, but there was a wariness in her
voice. No doubt she could no doubt feel the thick, strangling sensation of
annoyance, anger, and tension that lined the air.
He looked at Tally when he heard her grinding her
teeth. She was staring at Stella with this narrow eyed and glaring expression.
“This is the bitch you picked over me? Some MC biker brat?” Tally asked in an outraged voice.
“She’s fat as hell.”
He made a low, threatening sound, but before he
could put Tally in her place Stella spoke.
“Excuse me?” She took a step toward them, and an
outraged expression was on her face. “You’re talking about me?” She pointed to
herself as if she were truly surprised that she had just been dropped in this
situation.
Tally didn’t respond, but instead crossed her arms
over her chest and glared at Stella.
Although Stella had it was phrased as a question
there was hardened anger and disbelief in her voice. Tally knew who Stella was
seeing as she lived in Reckless, too, and knew that she was thick in the biker
life. But Tally wasn’t the smartest woman he had ever come across, and her
self-image was set high above everyone else’s. She was also jealous, and she
was allowing that to cloud the commonsense part that should have been yelling
at her not to fuck with Stella or Naggie. She was stepping into a territory she
wouldn’t walk away unscathed from. Both females could eat Tally alive and still
be hungry for seconds.
Pride filled him at that thought that his woman
could handle what was thrown her way, and that was clear by her stance, the
look on her face, and the fact she had said something in defense. Cadeon stared
at Stella, and knew without a doubt he loved her. Christ, did he love her. He loved
seeing the strength pour from her, even if it was during this small confrontation.
“You always go around insulting people you don’t
even know?” Stella stepped closer to them, and there was a bite to her words.
“I call it like I see it.” Tally all but sneered.
“Stella, I wouldn’t worry about this skank or think
much on her verbal vomit,” Naggie said in a singsong voice that was filled with
a whole lot of dislike thrown Tally’s way.
Tally looked at Naggie and curled her lip. “This is
coming from a dyke.”
He expected Naggie to launch herself at Tally, but
all she did was laugh. “Sticks and stones and all that bullshit, bitch. At
least I don’t have to resort to dressing in underwear in public just for a
little attention.”
Tally’s face started taking on a red hue, and she made an outraged sound. “These are the
people you associate with, Cadeon?” Tally asked in a
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