RYDER'S POV -- This has to be some sort of f*****g joke. A cruel joke, but it still has to be a joke. I refuse to believe that Jax showed up by coincidence, though this is a club and he could be a member, but what are the odds that he showed up today? Jax smiles at Tori, a cruel curve of his lips that makes my hands itch, and when he tilts his head, his eyes sharpen. "That's incredibly rude of you," Jax purrs at her. At my girl. "But not wrong," I add, watching as the amusement is wiped clean off his f*****g face, and damn it's a damn near delicious taste on my tongue to witness it. "Who are you again?" Jax asks, looking bored. I nearly scoff, but bite back. Instead, I grin at him, and rise to my feet. We're about the same height, and not to be smug, but my muscles are bigger in the

