Page 65 of My Temptation

“You still planning on meeting that couple tonight?” Brody asked.

“Unless you tell us not to,” I answered.

“Go. If the tracker alerts you that Samson’s on the move, find a way to leave and follow him, but my gut says you need to go tonight.”

“I agree with Brody,” Jax said.

“Stay alert in there.”

“Hi, Nick.” I smiled when I heard his voice. “You’ve been awfully quiet.”

He chuckled, but his tone was serious when he spoke. “They said it all, but you and I know places like the one you’re going to tonight, Mila. Or at least that’s my feeling from the description the couple you met gave you. If half of what they implied was true, it sounds pretty fucking similar to the places where we spent too much time.”

“I think you’re right,” I admitted. “Don’t forget there’s a huge motorcycle ride starting tomorrow.”

“A place like they described to you will bring them in. If any of them ride in tonight, they may be there.”

“We’ll need to be careful,” I surmised.

“You’ll need to watch your back at all times,” Nick reminded me, and he was right. I’d almost forgotten how bad those places could be.

Almost.

Tonight would take me back to a place in my mind that I don’t want to revisit.

“Looked up the address you gave me for the bar. It’s a place called Smokin’ Joe’s, classified as a bar and strip club. They have a current liquor license, and all their shit’s in order, so they’re running a legitimate business inside those walls,” Kyle chimed in.

“Or they have a legit front for what they’re actually running,” Nick pointed out.

“Couldn’t agree more, brother,” Kyle replied. “But they’re smart. They keep their shit surrounding the business current so no one bats an eye in their direction. That business is not on anyone’s radar as far as I can tell.”

“Any Kevins mentioned in the ownership of the business or building? Anything like that?” I asked.

“Negative,” Kyle replied.

“Dammit,” I cursed. “I’d hoped the Kevin they mentioned might be the one we’re watching.”

“I know. We did too, but this might be a breadcrumb trail to him, so follow it,” Jax replied.

“We’ll need you to check in tonight after you leave,” Brody spoke, but his voice sounded tense. “In the meantime, if you can get any traceable information on Samson, we can help you from here. Kyle’s doing a lot of digging, but he’s been hitting dead ends.”

“The only thing I know for sure is that he owns his vehicle. I ran the plate you got, and that’s definitely his car, but it looks like he paid in cash because he owns the title and never had a loan for it.”

“He’s good at staying under the radar.” I sighed. “We’ll get you something,” I promised, but I said a little prayer that I could keep that promise.

“Don’t put yourself in danger finding shit on Samson. If all you can do is surveillance, we’ll take it.” Jax spoke. “I don’t want to send in anyone he might recognize from the raid on Daniel Sullivan’s house because I’m afraid he’ll bolt if he knows we found him. If something is happening inside that bar that involves Samson, and you need another man in the building, I can send in Landon, but he’s the only one who wasn’t there besides you two.”

“Does he have enough training?” I inquired.

“Enough to get by,” Jax admitted. “But he’s never done surveillance, and he’s too impulsive to be in the field on a mission that requires us to stay invisible.”

“I'm sitting right here, you know.”

I looked at Ethan and laughed when I heard Landon’s voice and even harder when Jax replied, “Yeah, I know.”

Ethan chuckled. “Guess shit hasn’t changed since we’ve been gone.”

I heard laughter and then Brody’s voice. “You need anything else?”

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