#Chapter 144 Teaching a Lesson

Joseph’s POV “You let a bitch take your find,” one of his friends laughed. “Man, you got weak.” “She had backup,” the guy muttered, sounding annoyed and a little drunk himself, but not completely intoxicated like Tessa was. I gritted my teeth, hiding against the shadows that formed around the alley they were hiding inside. “If she was as hot as you say, I wouldn’t have let anything take that away from me,” his friends said. “Next time, give me a call and I’ll be your backup.” The two laughed, which pissed me off even more. I wasn’t going to let them continue talking about Tessa like this. I made myself known to them, and they both turned to face me with large, startled eyes. “Hey, man. We were having a private conversation,” the one with the longer hair and yellow teeth said. I recognized his voice as the one talking about “his find.” “Yeah, were you eavesdropping or something?” His friend asked. They were both tall and skinny, yet they had muscles as well. I’m sure the two of