Page 35 of Last Resort

Forza sighed and then seemed to realize what had been said. “Will you sit with me during the starting ceremonies?”

“I believe I have to sit with my team.” She gestured to Breen and Myro. To her astonishment, she saw that they were sitting with their teams. “Or not.”

Forza smiled. “Sit next to me, Poppy.”

Poppy paused and looked at her. “No, I won’t. Forza, you hate my guts. You have contempt for me, my job, and my responsibilities. Just because you heard the word omega doesn’t change anything.”

“It changes everything, Poppy.” Forza grabbed her wrist.

Poppy reacted. She snapped her hand against Forza’s forearm and kicked her in the midsection. And when the woman charged at her, she knocked her to the ground with a right hook.

The entire square was silent, and Poppy’s knuckles were throbbing.

She looked at Forza. “I said no.”

Forza touched her jaw. “I thought you said you weren’t strong?”

“Compared to you, it’s a fair fight. Compared to them, it isn’t.”

She looked around and realized everyone was staring. “Right. Good evening.”

Estrya nodded at her. She wasn’t going to give Poppy any attitude. Poppy headed back to the bed and breakfast.

Chapter Seven

Estrya walked overto the Sityr group and said, “Sit down and keep to yourselves. Unlike Poppy, I do like to fight, and I am venomous.”

The Sityr group went to their seats, and Estrya walked over to Myro, grabbing his pointy ear and hauling him to the side. There were a few laughs, and she rounded on him. “How stupid are you?”

“What?”

“You let an omega walk up to two alphas who didn’t even know she was there. One of them grabbed her, and she had to defend herself. That is what that silence was.”

He looked around. “Poppy? Where is she?”

“A coworker just grabbed her. She went to the bed and breakfast for the night.”

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