Page 98 of Indecent Lies

It gave her a surge of confidence as each set of male eyes turned to her.

“Tait loves you guys, he really freaking misses you all, and you’re here laughing about him.”

“Babe…” the pretty one said and she pointed at him, almost animal snarling.

“No, you don’t get to speak, you’re despicable if you think it’s okay to talk about him that way. He knows he messed up and he’s tried to make it right and you’re here laughing about him. You’re all no better than his twin, and he’s a fucking disgrace of a brother,” she was on a roll.

It feltgreatto speak her mind finally and to men she was terrified of as they all stood in a wall staring at her.

Some holding back grins.

She didn’t know what they all thought was so funny.

Tait was important and he deserved someone to stand up for him.

“I can’t believe all the good things he’s said about all of you, and you’re here talking about him.”

“Babe, you might wanna…”

“Quiet you, Thor wannabe.” She shushed him and three of the other guys broke out laughing.

“Thor. I fucking love it. Pretty-boy’s got a new name.”

As that, the crowd of them parted and it was only then that Poppy noticed that amongst them, possibly this whole time without her seeing, was a blonde woman. So much smaller than the bikers that they dwarfed her.

She was holding a baby while glowering at Poppy.

She recognized her from the other day on the street. Zara.

“Icy..” A deep voice from the back, standing with Paige’s husband said. Zara didn’t look back, but she did say, “Not now, Rider.”

She advanced forward. This ice blonde woman who was smaller than Poppy but fifty times more intimidating.

Dressed in snug jeans and a thick cashmere sweater and an open hoodie coat. The baby equally wrapped up. They must have only just come in while Poppy was hiding in the back.

She did not look like she belonged to this gang at all.

And yet, the moment the men all gathered around her small back, she absolutely did look part of them.

“You want me to take the slugger, Z-girl?”

“No, thank you, Mace.” She hadn’t removed her eyes from Poppy. “Did I just hear you ripping into my boys?”

“Oh, damn.” One of them muttered in a not so masked chuckle.

“Is that what I heard?”

“They were talking about Tait.” Poppy defended, her chin in the air. She wouldn’t let herself be intimidated by any of these people, no matter what their reputation was.

Poppy pressed her lips together, skimming her eyes over them all.

She thought she’d see pissed off looking back at her, but here was the thing… none of them appeared angry. Some winked at her, another one full out grinned.

“I don’t care what you think you heard them talking about, had you asked any of them they would have told you. You do not talk down to any of these men, do you understand?”

“Maybe we all just take a breath,” this from Paige. “Zara, you wanted to put that order in for the party, remember.”

Zara only nodded to Paige, but had her eyes on Poppy. She was bobbing the baby boy up and down gently, he was alert looking around and so damn cute dressed in a puffy romper onesie.

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