Prince of Killers: A Fog City Novel by Layla Reyne

Author:Layla Reyne [Reyne, Layla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Layla Reyne
Published: 2019-06-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Hawes took the stairs up to Holt’s lair two at a time. It was still dark outside, and inside most of the house was too, except for the light filtering down from the brightly lit upper level. Holt had no doubt been running on all cylinders since they’d briefed him in the car about Campbell’s nebulous warning.

“What do we know?” Hawes asked as he crested the top stair.

“That you’ve got a problem.”

The answer, voiced by the last person Hawes expected, came from the far corner of the room. His grandmother sat in the rocker, a sleeping Lily in her arms, a cat on each foot, as if they’d conspired to never let her leave again. If that was the case… “Papa Cal?” Hawes asked, fearing the worst.

“Not yet.” Rose closed her eyes and held Lily closer. “I needed to come home and check back in with reality.” She reopened her eyes and pinned Hawes to the spot. “And what do I find? A mess.”

She always could make Hawes feel like he was doing it all wrong. She didn’t break out that imperious tone often, but when she did, nine times out of ten she was right. That was how Hawes had learned many of his most valuable lessons. He hated to think of her worried about the family and business now, when she was days from losing her husband. He unstuck himself and crossed the room. He bent to kiss Lily’s head, then Rose’s cheek. “We’ll handle it. You don’t need to worry—”

“Please,” she said, patting his cheek. “Let me worry about something else for five minutes.” She held his stare, and in her familiar blue gaze was the same determination Helena had had in her eyes earlier tonight.

“All right.” He grasped her hand, squeezing it as he stepped to her side. “We’ve got a problem. The more brains the better, especially yours.”

Holt spun from his bank of computers and turned his face up for Amelia’s quick kiss. There were bags under his brown eyes, and his wide shoulders were slumped under the flannel. It looked like he’d slept less than Hawes lately. “I can’t find any filed docs from a month ago regarding any investigation.”

“Did you call Kane?” Hawes asked.

“Three times. He’s not returning my calls.”

“He’s not our enemy here.”

“That’s impossible,” Rose said. “He’s the police. We run an illegal operation. Don’t forget that.”

Hawes didn’t think Kane could ever truly be their enemy, but Rose was right. Their interests, for the most part, were at odds.

“I have court contacts I can work,” Helena said. “I’ll have better luck in the morning, in person.”

“Do we have any idea what this is about?” Rose asked.

“He said the company was under investigation,” Helena answered. “It could be law enforcement or the health department, for all we know.”

“I’m running a comprehensive sweep,” Holt said. “Filings, searches, flags, assignments. If it’s on a government computer, I’ll find it.”

An investigation, on top of trying to find a traitor, the latter of which Hawes hadn’t told Rose about yet.

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