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Doc takes a flask from his pocket and hands it to Charlie.

“Thanks.”

“Welcome,” Doc replies.

The last few members take their seats and Tully closes the door. Gambit takes the skull and slams it on the table.

“Church fuckers.”

All eyes focus on him. It’s cute, he said fuckers instead of motherfuckers. I know he did it because Charlie’s in the room with us.

“Wizard, I need you to patch Bug in. He’s waiting for us.”

“Lean back, baby.”

Charlie leans against me. I leave one arm wrapped around her. With the other, I open the hidden keyboard in front of my chair. It hides in the table. It activates as soon as the tray is fully extended. A few clicks later, Bug is on screen. He’s the IT guy for our mother club in Baton Rouge.

He’s “retired” from working for the government. They occasionally call on him for his unique skills.

“Thanks for helping, brother,” Gambit begins. “Can you give us two minutes to update everyone before you fill us in on what you’ve found?”

“Sure thing.”

“For those that don’t know. Earlier tonight, Charlie’s girls’ car broke down in Storyville.”

“What were they doing there?” Papa asks.

“They’re father gave them an address nearby for a party. Only the girls didn’t find the address.”

“What the actual fuck?” Smoke says.

“It’s worse than you think,” Bug adds.

All eyes turn to him.

“The address is owned by a shell corporation. Which is owned by Yuri Morozov. Yuri is New Orleans Pakhan. A ruthless son of a bitch with his fingers in everything. He’s suspected of human trafficking. The Feds have an ongoing investigation into him and the rest of the New Orleans Bratva.

“The address is in the Feds file as a possible abduction site.”

I feel Charlie sag against me. Her face is pale. I wrap both arms around her and draw her to my chest.

“We’ve got you, Spitfire.”

“I’m going to cut off his balls and make him eat them before I dump him in the nearest swamp,” Charlie says.

She wiggles out of my hold and hops off my lap, storming toward the door. I’m out of my seat after her. I catch her before she gets to the door.

“Hold on, baby. I’ll go with you. Let’s finish the meeting first. Bug may have more information.”

She reluctantly agrees and comes back to the table with me.

Chapter 18

Charlie

I’m in the lobby pacing, while Wizard finishes up the club’s meeting. After Wizard talked me into staying, Bug finished giving us information. One of the things he revealed blew me away. Roger Carmine Caruso Junior, JR, is in the Fed’s file as a known associate of Petrov’s.

What the hell is my ex doing getting in bed with the Russian mob? Has he finally lost the few scruples he had left? If that’s the case, did that lowlife son of a bitch sell our daughters? The more I think about it, the angrier I become.

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