Page 94 of Knot My MC
Couldn’t. Dad wasn’t a snitch.
Then why did Axel kill him?
“He’s been trying to get us enough intel on Wrecker for us to take them down. Axel only recently started to trust him.” Hayden gives me a pointed look. “Kiren said he’d been more willing to tell him things about supplier contacts and the inner workings of the dealings. Axel was working toward earning some of your Dad’s favor. I think we all know what he wanted.”
Me.
“Fuck you,” I breathe.
“Kiks,” Crow warns, hand finding my arm. “We got you.”
“Axel is smart. He gave your dad enough to keep us happy, but never enough for a case that would win. Then, your dad missed our meet up. And another.” Hayden looks at Riley. “We think he’s dead.”
I suck in air, still not used to those words being said aloud. “My dad isn’t a snitch.”
“Your dad was a trusted informant. He helped us take down a few scum bags along the way, but Axel and his supplier were always the end goal.” Riley glances around our group. “Where’s Kiren, kids?”
“Don’t be condescending,” I snap. “You’re telling me my dad never knew about what Axel did to my mom?”
“No.” Riley shakes his head. “Your dad and Axel had been fighting about what Axel had done to the other alphas, so he thought he’d been the reason for your mother’s death.”
“He’s not that dumb,” I counter.
“Sometimes our hearts protect us from what’s right in front of us,” Hayden says softly. “It doesn’t mean he’s a bad husband or dad. He loves you. His priority is making sure you’re safe with a pack. Once you were gone, he was going to find what we needed, without discretion.”
“Of course he’s not a bad father.” I step forward but arms wrap around my middle and tug me against a hard body. A summertime scent and warm skin. Jag. I clench my teeth. “Why would you say that?”
How could anyone even think that about him? He laughed at every stupid joke I made. He took me hiking. He showed me how to change oil. He taught me to cook. He bought me chocolate when I was grumpy. He was a good fucking dad. He was the best.
“I didn’t want you to be mad at him. I never meant to imply he was bad, I was only trying to help you see that everything he did was for you and your mom. He would die for you, Kiki.”
He already did, I want to say, but I keep that to myself.
“Have you heard from him?” Riley redirects the conversation. “We have reason to believe Axel knows he’s a CI.”
“What reason?”
Riley snaps his mouth closed.
I scoff. “Don’t be shy now,Captain.You already told me more than you should have, didn’t you?”
Hayden narrows his eyes. “You’re reaching the limit of the disrespect I’m willing to tolerate. We’re not your enemy.”
“Then tell me what you know,” I say with more composure than I feel. My body is vibrating with rage, though I’m not sure who exactly my anger is directed at. Axel is always a given, but I’m a little frustrated with my father. I don’t like that one bit.
“Okay,” Hayden says with a small nod. “There’s this guy, Jimmy. He’s been seen with Axel, and the one thing Jimmy is good at is finding information. He hacked into the station’s network. Your dad’s file was accessed.”
A hiss passes between my lips. “You mean to tell me you guys were stupid enough to keep notes on his real file? You didn’t make up a dummy profile or something?”
Even I wouldn’t be so dumb.
“The network is layered with firewalls and we have state of the art encryption software.” Riley lifts a shoulder. “There was no reason to worry about his information being taken.”
I scoff. “Obviously there was.”
“Like I said, Jimmy is good.” Hayden pinches the bridge of his nose. “What we did or didn’t do isn’t important right now. What is important is that you tell us where we can find Kiren so we can get him to safety. You four should consider coming too.”
“We’re not scared of Axel.” Jag’s arms flex around my stomach, his deep voice vibrating against my back. “We don’t know where Kiren is.”
