Page 31 of Triple the Danger

“Probably because if those names get leaked and the Feds figure out how they tie to whatever operation they’re building, it’s game over. Not to mention, if the Feds are smart, they could use this information to ID the key players from other countries and block their access in the states,” Code added tightly.

“But what the hell kind of leverage does Leon have to be able to order them to do this?” Rogue wondered. “I mean, again, one call to their clients and this Leon asshole, and Saylor by association, would be gone less than a week later.”

“Are we sure the person who shot at her isn’t one of their clients?” Steel asked quietly. “Maybe they’ve already made that call.”

“Nah, those guys don’t shoot to miss, and they wouldn’t be wasting time like this,” Code said firmly. Considering he worked for the Feds at one time, he would know. “Not to mention, they would have either killed her the first night she stopped, or she would have been shipped off out of the country first to pay the price for what she took. These assholes aren’t only into counterfeiting. They’re into running drugs, guns, and people.”

“Fucking hell, these bastards never go away,” Rogue seethed, his hands fisting on the table.

“What we need to do is deal with this Leon asshole first,” Savage grumbled. “And we need to figure out what it is that Leon has over this ring that is keeping them calling in the big guns.”

“How does Frank’s guy fit into this?” Ice suddenly asked. “I mean, we’ve figured out the connection with Leon, who is clearly up to some shady shit. But if he’s got the power over this group and not Frank, I can’t imagine Frank is too pleased about that.”

“Maybe Leon gave some kind of bullshit story on why he had to go after Saylor,” Razor suggested, his lips pursed thoughtfully. “I mean, Frank’s not just going to let one of his enforcers skip town for a freaking month. Maybe Leon told him a partial truth, that Saylor took the book and there are some names or something else in it that Frank doesn’t want her having. Maybe Frank gave him the okay to go after her and bring her and the book back, not realizing just what is actually in the book.”

“Then why would Frank’s guy be after her, too?” Jax asked, confused. “It doesn’t make much sense.”

“It does when you realize this Felix bastard left after Leon did, which is why he’s so far behind,” Code answered. He pulled up a few more things on the screen. “If you look at Felix’s bank statements and the GPS log on his vehicle, he left the city one week after Leon did.”

“You think Frank got impatient waiting?” Jax asked him.

Code nodded. “He probably figured that Leon was taking too long and sent his right-hand man to handle the job.”

“Is there anything to suggest that Frank has figured out what Leon’s up to?” Fury wondered, looking at Code curiously.

Code shrugged. “Anything’s possible, but I haven’t found anything on Frank’s phone. Well, his known phone. I imagine he’s got a few burners, and I haven’t been able to locate those records. Glitch is working on this, too, but her team is just finishing up an excursion, so she’s tied up with that for the next few hours at least. There are a lot of pieces still not fitting into place here, but it’s likely that the third person is one of the men in that ring.”

“I’m making a new rule that the rest of you single fuckers need to pick calm, stable women,” Savage decreed darkly. “A fucking teacher, or a nurse, or something.”

No one said anything, but then Ice snorted softly. “You really think someone in that line of work is going to be okay with the shit we do around here?” he pointed out. “Face it, Savage, you need to accept that the women we seem to attract are either going to be trouble or bring it to us to solve.”

“Don’t let the women hear you say that,” Razor warned him. “They’ve been very clear that they don’t want us to solve shit for them, and I, for one, don’t need to listen to all that over again.”

“What we need to do is set up patrols until we can figure out how dangerous these bastards are going to be,” Rogue remarked, changing the subject back to the issue at hand. “I wouldn’t put it past any of them to be stupid enough to try and come on the grounds somehow to get to her.”

Savage nodded. “We’ll set up rotations. No one leaves the compound alone. Especially the Old Ladies and the kids. And no outside visitors. I have half a mind to kick out the club girls, but I don’t want to hear any bitching or complaining.”

“We need to go into lockdown?” Steel asked.

“Not yet,” Savage answered after a moment’s thought. “I don’t think we’re at the point that we need to lock shit down entirely, but we need to keep things monitored, and we can’t do that if we have too many people around. I want two men on the gate at all times, and then patrols. Code, you and Glitch have all the cameras and whatever other security shit you need up and operating?”

Code nodded. “Yep. Anyone or anything, even an animal, gets on our property, we’ll know about it. Glitch and I are also working on tracking Leon’s phone, but he’s got the location turned off, which makes it more difficult. We know he’s in town, but not where. I’ll start on the men in this ring once we’re done. See if I can figure out who our third guy is.”

“Good,” Savage replied.

“Steel and I will check the surrounding woods for any vantage points that they might use for surveillance,” Ice volunteered, glancing at Steel for confirmation. Steel nodded. “They were smart enough to follow her and bold enough to take a shot once; they’ll do it again. Especially if they can’t get onto the grounds.”

“Agreed,” Savage replied. “I don’t want any surprises. Code, you or Glitch find anything else on these assholes, you let me know.” Code nodded. Savage turned his gaze to Jax. “If you’re serious about this woman, you might need to consider moving her into your room here at the clubhouse instead of the apartment. We’re safe, but if someone gets past us and gets into that apartment, we might not hear anything until it’s too late. That going to be a problem?”

Jax knew full well what Savage was asking. No one else but Savage and Razor knew how much he hated having someone in his space, or how he preferred to keep everything neat and clean. But that was something he was going to have to deal with if Saylor was going to be a part of his life. Even though he was apprehensive, he replied, “I’ll talk to her. She probably won’t be too happy, but I’ll handle it.”

Razor snickered. “Might want to wear a cup so she can’t get near your balls, brother. If you’re not careful, she might bust one next time.”

Jax flipped him off. “Fuck off,” he told him, without much heat. “I’ll talk to her later this morning and then get her moved into my space. The only other thing we might need is some space for her to work. The apartment was good for that.”

“She can’t work in the common room?” Rogue asked.

“I can’t imagine she’d want to risk someone looking over her shoulder,” Jax shrugged. At least, he knew he wouldn’t. “I’ll talk to her. For now, she can use the desk in my room. If she needs more space, we can use the apartment, and I’ll be there to keep watch.”

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