13 Piper “You cheated,” the man snarled, spit flying onto the table in front of him. I wanted to roll my eyes, but knew the man wouldn’t appreciate it. He was already angry that he’d lost his hard-earned money to a woman, so I didn’t need to make it worse. Why did men have to be such jackasses? Every single one of them were like that. My brothers were bossy and overbearing. Lane and Spur had been two-timing liars. These drunk gamblers were terrible losers and they were all women haters. Well, not if one was naked and beneath them. That was a guaranteed way for a man to smile and hand over his coin. But then, I’d have to give myself in return. I’d done that once, for free, and it got me nothing but heartache. “I didn’t cheat,” I countered, eyeing the man across the table as I scooped