Page 128 of Veiled Amor

“That’s where you’re wrong. I have nothing against the police, except the corrupt ones. The bad ones who stalk my girlfriends with bogus traffic infringements, the ones who pay junkies to break into my man’s shop. Should I go on?”

“That wasn’t me.”

“You’ve lied about everything, from your name, to who you are, to the vendetta you have against my man’s MC.”

“My name is Kate. Sofia Kate. You wouldn’t have talked to me that day if you knew who I was.”

“You’re right, because you fucking targeted me. I don’t like liars, I hate manipulators, I’ve grown up with people like you, and nothing about you is genuine. I bet you don’t even know the real you anymore. So fucking hungry to climb on the backs of others. What was your aim in befriending me? You thought I’d fall for your charm and tell you secrets?”

“It wasn’t like that.”

Lucia scoffed. As she listened to Sofia try to justify with more lies, the angrier Lucia became. All she could hear was her father’s voice.This is good for you, Lucia. Be a good girl and don’t cause trouble, Lucia. Don’t have your own opinions, Lucia. I know what’s best for you, Lucia.

Fuck. That.

“Shut the fuck up. I’ve heard more than I want to. You’re pathetic, and this one-woman crusade stops now.”

That’s when the real Sofia entered the chat.

“Or what, Lucia? You’ve proven you know nothing, which means Capone hasn’t brought you into their circle. You’re a toy. I could have helped you, we could have been friends, but yet another stupid woman falling for their lies.”

“Lies?” Lucia laughed. “Aw, sweetie, because Tag didn’t want to drink your Kool-Aid doesn’t mean the bikers lie to their women. Jealousy is a terrible look on a beautiful woman. Let me tell you a secret, seeing as you’re so desperately hungry for them. My man could chop you up and stuff your stinking carcass into the freezer, and you know what I’d do? I’d cook him dinner that night, I’d crawl into our bed and love my man. You mean nothing, your friendship was a lie, and he’s everything you’re not.”

Sofia rolled her eyes like she couldn’t comprehend the loyalty and love Lucia described. “You’re going to get hurt, I tried to warn you.”

“No, but you will. Do you want to know why? You think I’m just a nobody girl. I bet you looked into me, right? Lucia Mercado. But do you know my maiden name? Cole. My father is Nicholas Cole.”

Oh, how the penny dropped.

Her father was well known for all the wrong reasons. Cops, especially, would have heard about him and his deadly reputation.

Sofia’s color paled, and Lucia chuckled, delighted.

“Oh, yeah. You see your fuck up now? His daughter you double-crossed.”

“Lucia, look. This is all a big mistake. I wanted to be your friend. Sure, I went about it in the wrong way because I thought—”

“Honestly, you’re boring me now. This is what’s going to happen…”

“Be fucking real, Lucia. Being associated with those men will only end badly for you, or worse, they’ll get you killed.” Sofia hissed, and that’s when Lucia lost her temper, and she reached out a hand and let it connect to Sofia’s stupid fucking face in an echo-ringing slap.

That was when she heard Capone emerge. His growl was fierce and delicious.

She went on. “Shut the fuck up with things you know nothing about. This is what’s going to happen, and you better listen because I won't repeat myself. Whatever campaign you have against the Renegade Souls MC stops right now. I don’t care if you’re sucking the mayor’s dick for trade secrets, and he’s paying you in gold Peeps. It ends. You go back to being a boring cop, going to domestic fights and breaking up bar brawls.

“The RSMC doesn’t exist for you, Sofia. Because do you know what will happen if you continue to stalk my friends and their men, if one of them is arrested for bogus charges like Rider was? Do you know who I will call and what will happen if he knows you are inconveniencing me in any way? My father doesn’t care for that, Sofia. Not at all. You won’t only lose your job, you’ll disappear. Poof. No more Sofia. No more lattes and fancy manicures. And no one will give a fuck if they ever see you again, how sad for you.”

Sofia turned a bright red, there was a tremble to her voice. “You can’t threaten an officer of the law.”

“I’m threatening a bitch who has a cop badge. Test me out, it’ll take one call to daddy. Do you know how long his reach is? How many corrupt people in high places he knows? You stupid girl, your biggest mistake was sitting down to talk to me that day. Now get the fuck out of my man’s shop and consider yourself barred for life.”

Sofia got gone fast.

And then she heard clapping behind her. She turned to see Levi laughing, standing with Capone. “Man, that slap was so badass.” She hardly paid the amused man any attention, her eyes were all over her brooding biker watching her with his jaw ticking.

“Get the fuck over here, Lucia.Vamos.”

She got over there, and he yanked her into his chest. Hands she loved dropped to her ass, squeezed as she pressed herself into him. “You sexy little rebel. Where did that come from?”

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