Page 58 of Wild Bliss

Max’s eyes widened as though he’d realized he was in theroom with something terrifying. He backed up even as Holly stood and startedtoward her.

Sabrina felt tears rolling down her cheeks.

Max’s horrified expression deepened, and he started walkingaway. “Rach, we’re going to lose her, but it’s not my fault. I think Alexeisaid something to her.”

“I do not be saying anything to her except questions,”Alexei replied. “She is obviously in a state of emotional distress.”

Rachel ran onto the scene with Nell on her heels, both womenlooking at her like a disaster was unfolding right in front of their eyes.“What’s happening? She was fine earlier. She was great.” Rachel’s eyesnarrowed. “I’ll kill the little fucker.”

He wasn’t little, and he really knew how to do the otherpart. He was an excellent fucker. Maybe she was bad at it. She had to tap thebrakes because this scene was getting out of hand. She was creating a gossipwave she didn’t know how to ride out. “I’m fine.”

Sabrina took a long drink. And managed to not cough becausesomeone had poured that sucker strong. There was a lot of vodka and not muchtonic.

Gemma was nodding. “Good. Drink up, girl. I found it is somuch easier to beat down who I need to when I get enough vodka in me.”

“You aren’t beating anyone down,” Jesse McCann said from hisseat in the booth behind them. He’d craned his neck to look over.

He wasn’t the only one. Sabrina realized a whole lot ofBliss was in Trio, and they were all looking her way with the exception ofCaleb, who was still trying to get his daughter to eat something. He wascurrently trying to use the airplane method, but Amelia’s landing strip wasstubbornly closed to all carrots.

“I will beat down whoever I like,” Gemma shot back.

“Jesse, I thought better of you, sir,” Nell said, shakingher head. “You know I do not condone violence, but Gemma is not a puppy for youto command.”

“No, she’s my sub,” Jesse argued.

Cade Sinclair stood up, a grin on his handsome face. “Oh, Ihave been living for this. Go on, Nell.”

“Nell knows the obligations of a submissive.” Henry hadjoined his wife and held Poppy against his chest. The baby was wide eyed andlooking around the room like this was the best entertainment ever. “And shealso understands there is a time and a place to discuss such things, and it’sprobably not in the middle of Trio. I take it one of the MC boys fucked up? Wasit Sawyer?”

Sawyer had been open and honest about what he wanted, and itwasn’t long term with her. It made her ache but she could handle his rejectionbecause it had always been out there. Wyatt had lied, and his lies made hermore than sad.

His lies made her angry.

“It was Wyatt, and this is why I am concerned,” Alexeiexplained.

“I would have thought it would be Sawyer,” Max replied.“Well, hell, that makes it way easier. I’m pretty sure I can beat the other guydown. He’s not as big as Sawyer. You want me to beat him down for you, Teach?Or do you want Gemma to do it? I know she looks like she wouldn’t, but thereare videos proving she can. Though I don’t know Wyatt has enough hair for herto pull.”

“Oh, I’ll pull more than hair,” Gemma vowed.

“Slow down, people. We need to think this whole thingthrough. Perhaps we should protest Wyatt.” Nell looked thoughtful, as thoughtrying to decide how many signs to make.

“Stop,” Sabrina said, sniffling again. She had to getcontrol of this situation. She wasn’t sure she could think of anything worsethan a Nell-led protest of her getting dumped. “No one is beating Wyatt down orprotesting. It’s fine. We spent a nice weekend together, and he changed hismind about seeing me again.”

“He came by and told you he didn’t want to see you?” Hollyasked. “He dumped you right here in Trio?”

Sabrina shook her head. “No.”

“He called you?” Callie asked.

Was it worse? She wasn’t sure. Maybe the text had been akindness since she didn’t have to see him again. “No.”

Except she did because he wasn’t moving, so he would bearound. She would see him and know he hadn’t even cared enough to tell her inperson he’d changed his mind.

Rachel’s eyes narrowed. “Do not tell me he sent you a texttelling you he wouldn’t be making it to your first date. To the date hepromised you after you spent all weekend with him. Do not tell me that.”

Max’s head shook. “Seriously don’t tell her. She mightexplode. We’ve been doing real well, and I haven’t even been arrested in over ayear, so she’s got an unhealthy amount of rage with nowhere to put it.”

Rye walked over, holding the baby like a football he neededto protect. “Guys, you’re leaving me alone with the kids, and they do math now.They know I’m outnumbered. What the hell is going on? Ethan already slobberedall over Max’s burger.”

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