Chapter 21: Bellator

Ding dong. Bellator calling. – Toad

Taz looked at her phone and the unknown number. There had been lots of them lately, and not all were robocalls concerned about her car’s extended warranty. Some had been from companies that Priscilla had reached out to. And one was even from a reporter. She had never given an interview before. But, with Brute and Knuckles beside her, she sat down and gave her first press interview.

“Hello?” she answered after pulling on one of Riffraff’s shirts.

“Miss Jasmine Olson?” came an unfamiliar feminine voice.

“This is she.” Closing the door to Riffraff's room behind her, she headed to the stairs in her sweats, t-shirt and crocs. She had not expected to like the weird shoes as much as she did.

“Miss Olson, my name is Tabatha Smith, and I’m with Bellator.” Taz stumbled slightly on the stairs but caught herself on the railing. Two brothers also reached out to steady her.

“You okay?” the bald one asked quietly. Smiling she nodded and mouthed ‘Thank you.’ H