Page 142 of Prince Charming

“Oh, I have plenty with you, sweetie, seeing as you’re talking bad to my girl.Tag’s girl.”

Gasoline to a naked flame.

“Don’t.” Warned Zara, blocking the path to Marianna. “Take your crazy ass somewhere else.”

“You’re making a mistake, Zara. You know what I can do.”

“And what’s that,officer? I’ll burn every parking ticket you dare give us.”

Excuse me, who? Marianna was sure she’d heard wrong.

“My man owns this town. You can’t do jack. Take your bitch-made drama’s somewhere else, we’re not buying your Kool aid.”

As fast as the spectacle started, it was over.

Marianna’s mind was still on that one word.

Officer.

She hadn’t heard that wrong.

Why wouldn’t Tag tell her Sofia was a police officer?

“Dammit, Rider loves when I use his name like that,” Zara scowled all cute. “And she made me curse.”

“Little badass,” Gia cheered.

“Is she a police officer?” Marianna had to ask. Feeling dread tug at her insides. “Please tell me I did not mouth off to a person of the law.”

“Pft. She’s got an ego, but she’s basically a traffic cop, babe, don’t worry. She can’t touch any of us.” It was Roux who filled her in. “She’s tried to throw her weight around with my club and it got her nowhere.”

It didn’t stop the worry. What if she did something to get her deported?

It wasn’t until fifty minutes later that Winter chuckled. “Here we go, look alive, ladies. The men have arrived.”

Sure enough, prowling through the doorway, one after the other, the Renegade Souls bikers made quite the sight.

Preacher and Grinder were first. Followed by Rider and the one called Reaper. Next was Butcher, Snake and Hawk.

They all claimed their giddy women.

Marianna didn’t notice any of the kissing going on, because her eyes tracked Tag all the way through the bar until he reached her. Her heart, so starved for him, clattering loudly.

She was yanked up into his arms.

Behind them she heard, “aww, Prince Charming finally got his princess.”

Marianna, so excited, cupped his stubbled cheeks. “What are you doing here, baby boy?”

“Missed you.”

Aw. Always so honest. He deserved nothing but the same back. “I missed you too. Take me outside for a kiss?”

His growl was sexy as he tucked her into his side. The moment they were outside, he found a nice quiet spot and pushed her into a wall.

He went in for a kiss like a missile.

At the last second she turned her face, humming as she told him.

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