Page 140 of Menace

Walking up to Cole’s room he ignored the cop who stood as he neared him. “Sorry, sir, no visitors allowed.” He said quietly but firmly.

“I’m here to see Cole. He’s a friend of my family and a colleague of my brother’s, he wants to know how he’s doin’.” Lucky kept his voice even.

The cop frowned at him then looked at his brothers before meeting his eyes with a hint of smile in his eyes.

“Since when are outlaws friends with law enforcement officers?” He asked.

“My brother is law enforcement, FBI in fact, and Cole is a colleague and a friend. Remy asked me to look in on him to see how he’s doin’.”

The cop shook his head as if he didn’t get it.

To be honest, sometimes Lucky didn’t get it either.

Stepping to the side he waved them through.

“He’s a bit pissy. His boss was here earlier giving him shit about not doing his job.” He dropped his voice. “Sounded like he broke his cover to protect one of the victims and his boss isn’t happy with him.”

Lucky nodded as he walked in. Cole was asleep but the minute he got close to the bed he woke. His eyes snapped around the room, taking in their positions at a glance. He relaxed when he recognised Lucky.

“How’s your old lady doin’?” He asked as he painfully manoeuvred himself up in the bed.

“She’s in ICU and woke up earlier.” Lucky explained, but not going into detail.

After the chat to the cop outside he knew the fucker was listening to what was being said in the room. For their own, and Cole’s safety, he had to think carefully about what to say.

“Glad to hear she’s doing okay. I was worried about her.” He painfully reached for one of the bottles of water next to the bed and Lucky picked it up to give to him. Then hesitated.

“Why do you have all these bottles of water?”

Cole glanced at the door and dropped his voice. “I trust no one. Marchand brought those to me earlier, I do trust him.”

“Was he the one giving you shit about doing your job?” Asa asked.

“Nope, that would be my boss at the DEA, Paula Carter. She wasn’t happy at all. Expected me to let shit happen to Harper and your son to maintain my cover. Fuck her, and fuck the department. Don’t fuckin’ care what they threaten me with. I did the right thing.” He growled.

Lucky leaned closer and his brothers blocked the door with their backs. “Who?”

He didn’t say more, he didn’t need to.

Cole knew exactly what he was asking.

He hesitated only for a second before he answered so soft there was no way the guard would have overheard.

“The son was given specific orders by the big boss.”

And those words gave him a target for his rage. Actually two targets.

But the one would be dealt with before the other.

“Thanks, brother.” He said.

Cole smiled and shrugged. “I didn’t do a thing, brother. We’re just talking here. How’s Remy doin’?”

Lucky smiled. “He’s doin’ great, he became a dad recently. He and Pixie had a little girl. They named her Vivienne.”

“Damn, that’s good news. The team watched him fall in love with her. He got teased, a lot.” He smiled. “When you talk to him tell him I say congratulations and I’ll be reaching out for a chat soon.”

If he had to guess he thought it meant Cole was done with law enforcement. Remy might be gaining another member for his team soon.

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