Page 53 of Hawk's Sapphire

“Which biker?”Matteo looks to me, but I don’t answer.I’m not sure io can say his name without the crying, and then I would never get Matteo off my ass.He’s nosier that the ladies in the club.

“The one who’s always on a laptop.”I glare at Sergio, urging him to shut up.But the jackass simply shrugs.

“Hawk?”Matteo turns to look at me.I keep my eyes focused on the moving scenery not wanting to talk about this.“Did something happen between you two?Did he upset you?”

I don’t answer.

“They spoke momentarily, but I believe she’s more upset about the woman he had on his arm.She was very beautiful, and she seemed quite enamored with the biker.Perhaps Miss Jenkins is jealous of the lady?”Sergio doesn’t jump but scowls when the small knife lands between his opened legs and sticks out of the seat between his relaxed knees.He squints his eyes, but instead of the anger I expect, he says, “If you’d have been less in your emotions and more concentrated on your target, you might’ve hit your mark.”

You just threw a weapon at his right-hand man.

Oh shit.

To my surprise and utter shock, Matteo’s shoulders shake, his laughter is loud.

“And you, my friend, should know not to taunt a woman when she’s full of rage.Especially one you’ve trained yourself.”Matteo teases.

“Clearly, not enough since she missed.”Sergio grumbles, removing the knife from the seat and handing it back to me handle first.“I am pleased however to see you were able to dislodge and strike without either of us seeing you lift your dress, so kudos for that.”

My lips turn up at the corner with a satisfied smirk.“I’s sorry for losing my temper.And I did hit my mark.I wasn’t aiming to injure, I only wanted to shut you up.”

“Well, in that case, you still failed.”Sergio smirks.

Asshole.

“I didn’t see them.My date left for the restroom, and I was left to deal with mundane conversations and idiots who thought they should flex their status and importance.”Matteo says with an annoyed sigh.

“Anyone of interest?”Sergio leans on his knees, his brow furrowed.“Anyone we need to have a chat with?”

“You mean is there anyone you need to rough up because they offended your boss?”I tease.Sergio’s eyes snap to mine.I shrug.“You forget who my family is?My grandfather founded the club, my uncle is the President, and the man who raised me is the Enforcer of the club.I know what it means when you want to have achatwith someone.”

It’s Matteo’s turn to smirk.“No, Sergio.There was nothing pressing.I handled everything myself.”Sergio leans back, relaxing a bit with this knowledge.“Do you know who the woman Hawk brought to the gala?”Matteo asks.

“She’s an FBI agent.”My stomach is still turning, thinking about them together.She was beautiful, but she’s also a backstabbing bitch.

“How can you be sure?”I cast Matteo a tired glare.He knows better than to ask stupid questions.He leans back with his arm braced over the seat.“What else have you discovered in your little digging expedition?”

The car pulls into the penthouse garage, and we all get out and head for the elevator.Sergio scans his palm, and the elevator begins to ascend.

“I found a lot of interesting information.”Matteo glares at me, not satisfied with my response.“I know she’s a dirty agent.I don’t know who she’s working for yet, but I know she tried to frame Hawk.My guess is she blackmailed him into coming with her tonight.Maybe she knows about the parties and the traffickers.But there’s no way Hawk would be working with the Feds unless he had no other choice.He doesn’t trust nay form of law enforcement.”

“Hmm.”Matteo and Sergio share a look, but neither one elaborates, which tells me I need to keep looking because they obviously know something I don’t and aren’t sharing.

We enter the penthouse, and I excuse myself to change out of my dress and tell them both I’m exhausted so I can go to my room and not be disturbed.Once I reach my room, I strip out of the dress, change into my yoga pants and an old t-shirt of Hawk’s I stole from his room years ago and grab my laptop from under the bed.Sometimes it’s easier to be nosy from your bedroom than from an office you know has cameras.

I hacked into Matteo’s security system the first chance I got so I would know where everything was and what rooms were safe.The only room that I didn’t see cameras in was the bedrooms that were currently occupied and Matteo’s office.Everything else is being monitored, including the office they set up for me.

I knew Matteo would want to know what I was doing, and I’m not stupid enough to think he wouldn’t have cameras on me or someone else hacking into my shit keeping him informed.I already figured Tate would be monitoring me for Kayce.They know my loyalty is to the Kings first and foremost.Too bad for him, I’m two steps ahead since I’ve been in his system this whole time too thanks to Hawk.I can go anywhere he’s been thanks to the remote access program he mistakenly installed off the thumb drive he stole from my house.

Once my computer comes to life, I pull up the files I have on Agent Galina and begin cross referencing her name with everyone on the invite list for the gala.Several pictures pop up of her in a pantsuit with an earpiece in her ear at various high-profile people at similar events, but she is always on duty, never a guest.

So why was she a guest at this event?And why with Hawk?

Hawk knows she was trying to frame him.I sent him all the same files for the homicide case.Maybe she blackmailed him into going—using him to get her in undercover.But why?

All her current case files are about the Devil’s Order and their links to sex trafficking, drug shipments, and their suspected rivalry and connection to the Kings.So why would she have asked Hawk to take her to the gala?The Devils’ involvement is transport and storage.They aren’t allowed anywhere near the auctions or the buyers.Probably better since most people can be intimidated by bikers.

Deciding I won’t find what I’m looking for here, I navigate myself into Hawk’s computer planning to rifle through his files but instead find him up doing the same thing I am … digging.

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