Hawk (Reckless Kings MC #2) - Harley Wylde Page 0,43

raccoon family, and crashed into a utility pole. My brother answered the call about the accident. When he saw the baby raccoon all alone, he sent me a picture in a text message. I got in the car and went right to the scene. Cuddles came home with me, and I nursed him with a bottle. He was too tame to set free, so he’s been with me ever since.”

“Maybe that could be your volunteer work. We could get you a wildlife rehab license, or whatever is needed to nurse orphaned wildlife.”

I smiled, liking the idea. I quickly finished my meal and drink. Hawk dropped some money on the table, even though we hadn’t received the check yet. I eyed the bills and knew there was no way we’d come anywhere near the fifty dollars he’d left. Which meant he’d also noticed how run down the waitress seemed. It warmed my heart that he wanted to help her by giving her a generous tip.

Even if Hawk was rough around the edges, he was a good man.

“Time to shop for cars,” he said, taking my hand. “And we aren’t heading home until you’ve found something you love.”

I sighed, looking up at him. I was pretty sure I’d already found something I loved. It just wasn’t a car.

Chapter Eight

Hawk

My phone rang for the fifth time and I stepped away from the salesman and Hayley. She’d test driven three different cars and hadn’t loved any of them. I had a feeling she needed to look at the SUVs, but she kept saying they were too big.

She’d also gotten a bit red in the face when she’d excused herself to the bathroom, muttering something about leakage. I hadn’t known what to make of it until it occurred to me we’d been away from Freya for a while, which meant Hayley’s breasts were probably leaking. If she needed anything from me, she hadn’t said.

“Pres, what do you need?” I asked as I answered the call.

“It’s about fucking time. What the hell is so important you’ve been ignoring my calls?”

“Shopping for a new truck for me and something for Hayley.”

“That’s why I’m calling. It’s about Hayley’s car.”

Shit. She’d had her heart set on donating it. Was there something wrong with it? She’d seemed to think it was a sound vehicle, if a bit on the old side.

“What’s wrong with it?” I asked.

“Nothing, as long as she knew about the tracking device and drugs.”

My body tensed and I scanned the parking area, making sure no one could overhear my conversation. “What the fuck, Beast?”

“That’s what I want to know. I gave the tracker to Shield. He’s trying to figure out who’s been monitoring her. It could very well be her family, but the drugs… that’s another matter. There something you need to tell me about your girl?”

“Fuck no! She’d never touch drugs, much less carry them in the car with our daughter. Someone had to have planted them. Where were they?”

“Inside the back bumper, hidden in the wheel wells, and there was more under the spare tire which was hidden under the carpet in the trunk. I figured she didn’t know they were there. The question is how did they get there? Is the car new to her?” Beast asked.

“She said her dad gave it to her when she was sixteen, so she’s had it two years.”

“Then it’s been added because I seriously don’t see the chief of police giving his kid a car he didn’t thoroughly examine. Besides, the bags in the wheel well wouldn’t have stayed there that long. They had to have been put there in the last week or two.”

If it was in the past week, she’d either been at the Reapers’ compound or here with me. I didn’t think anyone at either location would have done something like that. I trusted my brothers with my life, and the Reapers were family. Which meant it happened more than a week ago.

“See what you can find out,” I said. “Even if we called her dad, I’m not sure he’d admit it if he’d been tracking her. I think we need to up our security just in case.”

“I’ll get Forge on it. I’m going to reach out to Torch and Venom, see if they’ve heard anything. It’s a fuck ton of drugs for such a small car. Someone is missing this shit, and I’m betting they’re pissed as hell,” Beast said.

“We’ll finish up here and head home. I’d planned to have the dealership deliver one