Page 23 of Bound by Family
“I’m Pops. Cooper’s grandpa and the president of Ravage MC. I get you’re scared, but we need to talk to ya for a bit.”
Her eyes get sharp and narrow into slits. “I’m not scared. I’m pissed as hell.”
“Obviously, she’s breathin’ fire,” Dagger says.
“You hit on me earlier,” she responds.
“I did? Fuck, my ol’ lady’s gonna cut my dick off.”
Her face softens just a touch. “You said that earlier, too.”
“We’re not here to hurt you, but I need to know what shit we’ve gotten ourselves into, Bristyl,” I tell her, hoping she can put the claws away just for a few minutes. Hell, I like that she has them. I like that she doesn’t put up with the bullshit, and that she fucking bit the guy to get her friend loose. She was damn ready to take the backhand if it meant her friend was out of that asshole’s grasp. She definitely has loyalty.
“Leah, I need to talk to these guys. Breathe. Everything’s gonna be fine. I’ll deal with this, and then we’ll get the fuck out of here,” she consoles her friend, unlatching herself from the woman’s grasp. Then she walks over to me as Green slips in. I have no doubt he’ll have her friend laughing in a matter of minutes.
I scan her body, noting the large red mark on her thigh. No man puts his hands on a woman like that. Respect goes two ways. You don’t respect a woman, then she won’t respect you. It could be for a night or longer, but it’s a two-way street, and both of you need to be on board for it to work. Here, that didn’t happen.
She crosses her arms, pushing her pert breasts up, which doesn’t help my already hard cock.
“Hi,” she says softly in that purr.
“Hey, wanna tell me what happened?”
Her eyes dart around like she’s looking for someone, then comes back to me. “Leah met Nick on this dating website. She set it up to meet him here. The little tart actually sprang it on me on the way here. I told her it was a shit idea, but she had already told him we were going to be here. Nick came up to her, and I could tell they were assholes right away. The guy next to me, Poe, only said a couple of words to me before his hand was on my thigh. I got pissed and jumped away when his grip tightened. Nick grabbed Leah’s arm when I tried to pull her with me, and then you showed up.”
“And you bit the fucker’s arm.”
“I’m lucky I didn’t draw blood. Can you imagine having that asshole’s taste on my tongue?” Her body full-out shivers. “I’m sorry you got involved, but thank you for your help.”
Laughter comes from the small bench, and Bristyl whips around. Green’s done his job. Her friend is laughing at something he said and warming up to him.
Him and his ways. He may have been green, but he’s always had a way with women.
I turn back toward Bristyl. “You do realize you’re at a biker rally, right?”
“I’m here to see a band.” She turns toward Pops. “Look, I’m sorry. We’re going to get out of here.”
“Green and Coop will walk you to your car,” Pops decrees. I couldn’t have said it better myself.
While teaching those assholes a lesson is ideal, the view of Bristyl is a thousand times better. I got in a few good shots if my bloody knuckles are anything to go by. That will have to do … for now.
Green wraps his arm around Leah, and she goes willingly, no longer the scared mouse from moments ago. She’s attractive, don’t get me wrong, but the blonde beside me has her beat by a mile.
Bristyl walks next to me, her hands in the back pockets of her shorts, her eyes scanning the place.
“My brothers got them out,” I reassure her as she looks up at me with those startling blue eyes, round and sucking me in like a cyclone.
“I know.”
“Then why’re you so jumpy?”
“Just on guard.” She shrugs it off, but I can feel it’s something. And for some reason, I let her get away with it.
She takes a few steps in front of me. Her round ass has the perfect sway as she walks. I notice men and women alike looking at her. She has this striking quality that I don’t think she sees in herself by the easy way she acts.
Getting through the crowds, Bristyl leads me down a hill, and then farther away from the rally. “You ladies walked this far?”
“Yeah, parking was a bitch.”
