Almost as exhausting as growing up in a biker club and realizing no matter how valuable she knew she was—to herself and her mother, father, and brothers—she was still seen as someone’s pawn and her body someone’s commodity.
“They are almost through with their game,” Yarrow said. She hadn’t been part of Nyx’s inner circle, but after her death, Yarrow got more attention from the girls and the brothers. “He has such a fine ass.”
Heidi looked beyond Rebel and laughed louder than necessary. “Diesel’snakedass is a sight to behold.”
“It isn’t fair that Diesel won’t share his beautiful, big cock with us,” another one of them said. Rebel couldn’t remember her fucking name. “He’s wasting it on wimpy pussy.”
What did that bitch’s name matter? The disrespect they were showing Jana reminded Rebel of how they’d treated Momma, who’d kept silent for a completely different reason than Jana was. Momma had done it in theinterest of peace. Jana did it because Diesel was a fucking fuckhead.
“Tell me how he once chose his pussy for the evening on his birthdays, Fia?” Yarrow asked.
Fia’s brow furrowed and she looked at Rebel, then smiled. “How are you enjoying yourself?”
“Oh, dear me, Reb!” Heidi said. “We didn’t see you there.”
“Hey, Reb,” Tauriel called, waving at her.
“I’d love to know how Diesel chooses…what did you call it, Yarrow?” Rebel refused to be cordial to them. Jana was going to be a part of her family. The bitches at the table were their enemies.
“Nothing that you’d understand, Rebbie,” yet another heifer said.
Fia laughed nervously. “We’re just taking a piss at Jana.”
“Hazing her,” Heidi confirmed with a phony smile. “While having a little girl talk.”
Snatching her water bottle, Rebel leaned back in her chair. “You know what the fuck amazes me about you, Fia?”
“Me?” Fia squeaked.
“Yep.” Rebel loved to make that ‘p’ pop. It was the crème de la crème of a single word that spoke volumes.
“Let’s hear it from the kid,” Yarrow said with an adorably vicious smile.
Rebel sipped her water. “Fia and Tauriel are always in the thick of the bullshit.” Folding herarms, she glowered at them. “The fucking kind that can get them killed.”
“We can explain,” Tauriel said.
“Not interested,” Rebel said in bored tones. “Momma will be, but thiskidwon’t understand.”
“Hey, ladies.” Fia slid to the edge of her seat. “Why don’t we leave Rebel alone? We’ve been drinking a lot and we can get a little rowdy. We don’t want to accidentally offend Rebel.”
“But you don’t fucking care if youpurposelyoffend Jana?” Rebel asked.
“We’re just having a little fun,” Heidi snapped. “Meggie saidyouwere off-limits. No one, including Diesel and Outlaw, ever mentioned that cunt.” She indicated Jana with a wave of her hand. “Who you don’t want to be bothered with either.”
“Don’t think you know what the fuck I want,” Rebel retorted.
“We don’t have to think,” Heidi retorted. “We know it’s Diesel. We know you’re just using Kaia because you can’t have the cock you really want. Hopefully, your little stand-in eats your pussy as well as he eats Fia’s.”
Rebel wouldn’t give them the fucking satisfaction of seeing her sudden devastation and her need to burst into tears. They were a pack of vicious bitches. It was bad enough that she’d had to accept Kaia sleeping with Fia the first time because they hadn’t been a couple at the time. But she wouldn’t accept a fuckingcheater. To her, his treachery with another girl just confirmed Kaia also lied to her about how—why—they met. That was one reason him lying about Fia when she’d been in the hospital mattered so much. If he lied about one important thing, he’d lie about every important thing.
A painful lesson she’d wanted to spare herself. And, yet, she’d trusted him. Momma and Daddy’s issues hadn’t been because of a club girl. It was because of a regular woman, so Rebel believed Kaia when he told her she had nothing to worry about.
If she accepted the reasons and gave him a pass because of whatever, he’d take her for a fool forever. And, yet, it crushed Rebel, thinking Kaia…knowing Kaia…
Despite how she tried, she couldn’t stop her eyes from watering and her heart shattering right here and now.
Rebel bit down on her lip, registering Heidi’s vicious satisfaction and the fear on Fia’s face registered. If it wasn’t the truth, she wouldn’t be so afraid, but seeing Fia’s wide-eyed concern almost made Rebel’s pain worth it. Let that bitch melt into a fucking river a sweat. Fia’s lips trembled.
