06/27/2026
I can't believe it as the big, broody man stands over the one he knocked to the floor of the bar. My brothers are putting on a fake scene to make me look stupid when I report back about their motorcycle club to our uncle.
“Stop it,” I call out. “Stop it now. I get it. Show’s over. Good grief.”
All faces turn to me.
I hold up my hands. “You got me. Silly city girl stepping where she doesn’t belong, trying to protect her brothers, make sure they’re okay. You don’t need to pretend anymore.”
There’s a general murmuring in the crowd. Geez, how many of them were in on it?
“I know, I know. It was dumb of me to come back.” I glance down at the pair of men. “You might want to let him go. You’re going to crack his ribs.”
And the big blond man does, standing up and away from the one on his back, who leaps up and runs for the door. The crowd parts to let him escape.
“It was a good show.” I clap my hands together, slow and loud. “You didn’t fool me. But I saw it. I’ll report that you all thought our attempts at helping Diesel and Merrick were ridiculous.”
The blond man stares up from the base of the stage, arms crossed over his chest, amusement playing across his rugged features.
Damn, but he’s good looking. Dark, heavy eyebrows contrast with the wheat hair. Thick stubble covers his jaw. But it’s his eyes. They are intense and deep brown, boring into me like he can read my every thought.
A tough, gray-haired woman in a black vest elbows him. “What are you going to do with her?” she asks. “She just messed with club business.”
I’m taken aback. “No need to do anything else. I’ve seen enough. I’m sure you are all a bunch of low-scale hoodlums and drunks, but I’m okay with that. You go about your business.” I take a step toward the stairs.
But my vision whirls as I’m picked up and thrown over the blond man’s shoulder.
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