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As Toni slung her handbag over her shoulder she glanced at her clothes “You’ve been here a week This is how everyone dresses here It’s a very casual town No one puts on airs” Her parents had, but that was a separate issue

“Yeah, but that’s not how you dress I’ve never seen you in anything that didn’t scream of preppy” Chris winked “It’s one of the reasons we fit so well”

Huh Is that how he saw her? It certainly wasn’t what she felt represented who she was Wasn’t who she used to be Ugh This da her delve way too deep into her psyche

“It’s hot You’re the one who looks out of place here” She grabbed his hand and tugged hiry”

When they reached the exit, Chris held the door for her Impeccable manners ran in his blood Just as she was about to step into the warht her attention “Wait one sec”

She peeled the sign down, leaving two sticky squares of tape behind

We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone No Bikers Allowed

Under the text was a circled h it Her whole life she’d hated that sign There wasn’t a person in toho didn’t know some member of the Hell’s Handlers Motorcycle Club, and while they weren’t exactly on the up and up, they deserved to be able to eat where they chose

Perhaps it was juvenile, and perhaps it rong to ignore the wishes of the recently deceased, but rehter Her final act of rebellion against two people who’d never understood or accepted her or so many others

“Why are you taking that down?” Chris asked “Are you going to allow those lowlifes to eat here?”

Toni smiled “Yes Yes, I am It’s a breakfast joint I lived next door to a biker and his fa bad ever came of it What’s the worst that could happen?”

Chris shot her a concerned look just as the roar of a linted off a black and chro the diner The rider turned his head and stared straight at the elasses, and bandana over his face, she couldn’t le one of his features, yet so

Chapter Two

“You wound ainst thesure to keep the Louisville Slugger—who he’d named Louie—on full display

Froround, in the driveway of his isolated three-roaned He was curled up in the fetal position after Louie had ut

“Fuck you,” Bill coughed and groaned again

With a chuckle, Zach bent forward until he was just a foot away fro and couldn’t hold back a laugh when the irl He was typicallyon people, but Bill had been a thorn in the club’s ass for months now