Page 41 of Phantom Riders MC: Hawk

“I heard your fucking club is responsible.”

Normally a statement like that would have been cause for me and my brothers to draw our weapons, but no one moved. I crossed my arms and stared Covacks down with nothing to hide. The man was unpredictable but fucking smart. Confronting our club personally, with as little backup as he had, took balls. Especially if he believed what he’d just said. My gut told me he didn’t, that he was a prick who enjoyed using the shock factor. What the fuck had he hoped to gain by that?

“If you believed that shit we wouldn’t be sitting here having this conversation,” I finally said, not taking my eyes off him.

“We were the fucking ones who told you what we saw,” Keg piped up in a pissed tone. “We—”

I held my hand up before he made it worse.

Covacks shrugged, smiling. “It wouldn’t be the first time someone tried to take the heat off themselves by discovering the scene and then implicating someone else.”

I was getting tired of his game. “Stop the bullshit and get to the fucking point of why you’re here.”

The smile slowly faded from Covacks’ face, his eyes turning to stone in a face that suddenly showed his advanced age. He leaned slightly toward me. If he meant to intimidate me he was fucking with the wrong man and club.

“I want the person responsible for Dominick’s death, because I have no doubts that the Blue Knights were paid by someone, and I’m willing to pay to find out. I’m going to offer you the same deal I offered Dark Menace.”

“And that is?”

“One million dollars.”

Fuck. Those were a lot of reasons to get involved. I didn’t look at my brothers, but I could see movement out of the corner of my eye. I sensed their heightened interest.

Covacks finally leaned back, reaching for the bottle of whiskey. He splashed more into his tumbler. “And just so we’re clear, I want him or her delivered to me alive. I want to be the one to end them.”

I wouldn’t want to be that someone. I still had my doubts that the Blue Knights were involved. “Blue Knights said they didn’t kill him.”

Covacks’s took a drink. “That may be. Once I have Dominick’s murderer, the rest will fall into place.” He sounded very confident.

I knew Covacks wasn’t waiting for me to accept. He’d put the offer on the table and it was our decision to make if we wanted to get involved. First, we’d have to put it to a vote. It wasn’t all about the fucking money. The club was one, a brotherhood. Dark Menace was no different. Apparently Covacks’ had gone to them first. Stone would need to be called before any decisions were made.

Covacks got to his feet, motioned to his two goons, and left without another word.

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