Page 56 of Macon

Steve fires back, “Is she in the room with you?”

“No.”

“Mr. Harding—”

I cut him off. “Call me Mac.”

“Okay, Mac. Who’s in the room with you and can hear our conversation?”

I look around the room and answer, “Luc, a few of his men, and my trusted brothers.”

“Do you trust everyone in that room?” he declares.

I again gaze around the room and answer without hesitation, “Yes, with my life.”

“Okay, we have a situation. I just came back from being out of the States. When I returned, I had several missed calls and text messages from Ms. Raydene Walker and Ms. Sharlene Hicks indicating they needed to speak with me. I then discovered Ms. Sharlene had gone looking for Ms. Walker, breaking her contract with the FBI.”

I look at Shy, who looks at Luc.

“That being said, I’m glad she’s found protection with you. Agent Hernandez tells me you and your club can be trusted. This is a serious situation. Do you know about Sharlene’s situation?”

“Yes, I know the full story—”

This time, Steve cuts me off.

“I don’t think you know the full story, but at least you got the gist of it. I’m in New York and would like to see you. This situation has escalated and needs to be discussed in person.”

There’s a pause.

“We know Ms. Walker is missing, and a key player in Ms. Hick’s case has surfaced in New York. We don’t know if the two are related, but I need to speak with you as soon as possible. When can we meet?”

Before I can answer, Luc says, “Can you hold one moment?” and he puts the phone on mute. “I think we need them to come here, and we need to join forces with them. They know all about the trafficking ring, and with the Russians here, we need help.”

Wolfe and Shy look at each other before scanning the room. Wolfe is the one to speak. “I agree. Let them come here.”

Luc unmutes it and says, “Maggie, bring him to the Wolfeman MC clubhouse. We are all here, and I think we might also have some intel for you.”

This time, they mute before answering. “We’ll be there in an hour. And Mac, please have Sharlene with you. I need to speak with her.”

“She’ll be here. She hasn’t left my sight yet,” I state with confidence.

“Good. This is going to get bad before it gets better,” Steve replies, sounding tired.

When the phone call drops, everyone is silent. My mind goes crazy with what ifs.

Luc speaks first. “Okay, we know Sharlene is Cindy. It resurfaced, meaning the Russians are in New York. But does that mean they know about Cindy?”

“They couldn’t know. They were here long before Cindy came,” Wolfe replies.

Blink drawls, “But what if they think Raydene is Cindy?”

Fuck me!

“But Ray’s last whereabouts are in Detroit. The Russians have been here the whole time. I’ve had eyes on Viktoriya and her goons nonstop,” Reed, Luc’s main IT guy, demands.

“We need to get ahold of Dexter somehow. If they think Raydene is Cindy or even know Raydene is Cindy’s sister, they could be playing him,” Luc says to the room.

“Fuck him,” I rant. “He made his fucking bed. Let him lie in it. He’s the reason they’re all in this fucking mess.”

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