A New Empire by Layla Reyne

Author:Layla Reyne [Reyne, Layla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Layla Reyne

Hawes secured Lily’s carrier in the car seat base and tucked her diaper bag on the floor. When he straightened and turned, he found himself caged in, Helena standing at the open door.

“What am I missing?” she demanded.

“Keep it down.” He ducked under her arm and circled to the rear of the SUV, an incensed Helena on his heels. Resting against the bumper, he positioned himself and Helena so that he could keep an eye on the house while also preventing Rose from having too close an eye on their conversation. “Remy Pak is in the ATF’s pocket.”

To her credit, Helena schooled her features, not expressing the surprise that colored her voice. “You sure about that?”

“Can we ever be sure with people in our business?”

“Accurate.” Helena began tapping her nails, and Hawes discreetly knocked her hand. He needed this convo to appear casual, not nerve-racking. She cursed, and Hawes thought it was directed at him, until she crossed her arms so her hands were tucked. “At least she’s a better option than that asshole Brewster.”

“That’s why Chris’s boss put Pak in Rose’s path.”

Face angled toward him, she arched a brow. “I thought this came through Amelia?”

“Through her, yes, but planted by Tran, whom Rose called to confirm that Amelia and Pak’s captain had in fact shared a cell.”

“Chris’s boss is Rose’s mole at the ATF?”

“Not exactly.” Hawes laid a hand on her biceps, ready to stop her if surprise sent her flying off the bumper. “Tran was Isabella’s wife.”

Beneath Hawes’s hand, Helena strained to hold still as she muttered a, “Holy fuck.”

“Accurate,” Hawes parroted back.

Helena lifted a hand, started to run it down her face, then corrected, lifting the other and pulling her hair into a ponytail with the elastic around her right wrist. “This op has disaster written all over it. Putting aside trying to figure out who is playing who, the potential for collateral damage at Sterling is massive.”

That had been his first thought too, until he’d considered the upsides. How they could roll this morning’s victory into an even bigger one. How they could swing the momentum their direction. “Yes, it’s risky, but we can use it to our advantage.”

Helena side-eyed him. “You’ve got that look. The same one you had when you thought flying solo at that auction was a good idea.”

“It worked out in the end.” To their advantage professionally and to his personally, resulting in a fight that led to a breakthrough—and blowjob—with Chris. Hawes could make this job work out for them too, professionally at least. Handling the personal aspect with Chris would be tricky—he would no doubt protest that it was too risky—but Helena was the person Hawes had to convince first. “Rose won’t be at the club. We’ll be out from under her nose. Let’s use this op to take care of some other business. To shore up our forces.”

“You want to meet with the captains.”

Hawes nodded. “Those involved this morning were spectacular. They deserve to hear that, from both of us, and they need to know what our plan is going forward.

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