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Viper held his hand out. “Mercury? Right?”
Mercury shook his hand with a grin. “That would be me. I can't believe you two are having another baby.” He laughed. “What is this? Number four?”
Viper’s smile widened. “Five,” he boasted.
I watched as Danny stood to the side with an uncomfortable expression. He almost looked physically wounded.
As soon as we were out of here, I was grilling him and Nicole. There was something neither of them was telling me.
“But what are you doing here? You’re a long way from Washington.”
“Umm, I needed Cara and Sara’s help on a case.”
Viper’s brows dipped as he looked from Cara to Mercury. “Cara is in no condition to get back in the field.”
“I don’t need her physically in the field. I just need her to help me get a lead on a missing little girl. I promise I’m not here to disrupt your life, but Gabrielle has been missing for a week, and we have nothing.”
Viper nodded in understanding. “Well, I won’t stand in the way of that.”
“Good to know we have the biker’s approval,” Nicole stated sarcastically.
Cara scoffed before placing her sandwich down on the wrapper. “This isn’t going to work.” My heart rate sped up. Nicole and her big fat mouth was about to screw things up before they even started. “Sara and I will do this on our own. I’ll call you when we have something.”
Mercury looked like he was ready to protest, but the heat in Cara’s eyes let him know she meant every word. He nodded reluctantly.
“You can’t do that! This is our cas?—”
“Enough!” Mercury boomed. “Nicole. Out.” He pointed at the door.
Her chest rose and fell as she clinched her hands. After a few seconds of an intense stare down between the two, Nicole stormed out of the room.
Cara rolled her eyes and took a deep breath. “Mercury, you better get her in check. I’m not about to deal with any unnecessary drama.”
“I’ll talk to her as soon as I get to the hotel, Cara. I appreciate you taking time out of your schedule to help us out.”
“You know I wouldn’t turn down helping an innocent child.”
“Well, I guess we’ll get out of here. Let me know as soon as you have something.”
My eyes filled with unshed tears. I didn’t want to leave. I was under the impression I would be involved from start to finish, and Nicole’s reckless mouth had ruined that for me.
Cara noticed the tears brimming in my eyes and her face softened. “Giovanna, if you still want to tag along, that’s fine. If you would just wait in the sitting area until I finish up my final meeting, you can catch a ride back to the clubhouse with me.”
A tear slipped out. I quickly wiped it away and smiled. “Thank you.”
As we walked out the door, I felt a weight lift inside me. I didn’t know how to explain it, but something told me Sara and Cara would lead me back to my baby. I just had to keep faith that they would find her unharmed.
Chapter Five
GIOVANNA
“What the hell was that?!” I hissed, walking up to Nicole. I was fuming inside. If she thought I would sit back and let her interfere with Gabi being found, then she was sadly mistaken.
In all the time I’d known Nicole, she had always been a somewhat pleasant person to be around. From time to time, she could get a little catty, but what I witnessed just now was something I’d never seen from her. She was a total bitch to Cara and Sara.
“Excuse me?” Nicole sassed, rolling her head at me.
“You heard me.”
