Lyon
Chapter 156

By mid afternoon Kat was over her snit but I noticed her conversation was all about babies and weddings. She might be playing it safe since I was in the room but I don’t think so. After last night’s little lesson I was sure she’d keep her a*s still, but I didn’t fool myself that the shit would last longer than it took for the pain from her spanking to go away.

The phone rang on my h*p and I answered without looking. “Lyon, Mancini here, I hear you’re looking for me?” I snapped my fingers to get Law’s attention and he alerted the others. “Are you there?”

“I’m here, trying to get to a secure location.”

“No worries it’s taken care of.” I took the phone away from my ear and looked at it. Who the f**k? “Okay well I have some others here who would like to hear what you have to say.”

“The call’s cleared for you, Lawton Daniels, Justice Creed and the SEALs no one else I don’t care how close you are.”

Well since this f**k knows so much”You missed one.”

“Mallory’s not there he’s got a sick kid.” F*****g spook.

“Okay we’re all in, I’m going to speaker now.” The noise outside the door was steady, but inside my study you could hear a pin drop.

“I did some digging into your situation, I don’t know how much the SEALs have shared with the rest of you, but you’re swimming in very murky waters.” I felt a cold chill run down my spine. Those were almost exactly the words Char had said to me not too long ago.

“If you go after this you better be sure you know what you’re going into. They will come after your families, your friends and your businesses. Any and everything they can to stop you. The trafficking is only the tip of the iceberg, I have Intel that Khalil is on his way to the states but not for the reasons you may think.”

“What’s he after?”

“I’m not at liberty to share that at this time.” F*****g diplomat.

“Does that mean you don’t know?”

“I always know.” I like this fucker, never mince words.

“Mancini, Logan here, we already guessed that The Fox wasn’t coming here behind this, so you’re not telling us anything new here. I’m pretty sure you knew that already so what’s the real reason for your call?”

There was a snicker and then throat clearing. “Look behind you gentlemen.” We all turned to look at the door. “Catalina what are you doing in here?”

“I was here first daddy.” She had a doll in her lap as she sat quietly in the corner. I had no idea if she was telling the truth or not, I’d stopped eyeballing her about an hour ago when it seemed like she was gonna behave herself.

“Go find your mother and not a word or the doll gets it.” Not like she wasn’t gonna tear the shit apart anyway. I watched her leave the room in a huff, taking her sweet time, but now I had another problem on my hand and I could see on the faces of the others that they had just come to the same conclusion.

“You mind telling me how you knew she was in here?” The connecting door slid open and he was just there. “How the f**k did you get in my house?” The fucker smirked at me.

“Gentlemen, if you want my help we’ve got work to do.” We all looked at each other but what the f**k could we say? “I still wanna know how you got in here.” I know my security is good, and my men are all over this place like flies on shit, so if this f**k had just walked by them and bypassed my safety then he wasn’t just good, he was f*****g Teflon.

“How I got here is of no consequence and yes Lyon I know for a man like you that’s hard to swallow, but it’s just gonna have to do for now. Now, Khalil, the Porters, the f**k up.” He looked at Law when he said that and I’m sure we were all remembering that first conference call.

“Are you a spook?” I hate those f***s like poison and from the look of disgust on his face so did he. “Since we don’t know each other I’d try not to see that as an insult. What I am is not important for now, but you can Google me, I’m a restaurateur.”

“My a*s.” Logan wasn’t looking too pleased. I guess he didn’t like anyone being more of a spook than him. Mancini just smiled and pulled up a seat like he owned the place. One thing was clear; this was no biker type. He’s exactly what I would’ve been if Elena had got her hooks in me as a teen.

He was well dressed, well groomed and I guess what the women would call f**k hot. There wasn’t a hair out of place and butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth. But it was in the eyes; they were the eyes of a killer.

“I have to be gone in about an hour so if there’re any questions let’s get them out of the way.”

“Why? You’ll just tell us they’re of no consequence.”

“Justice, how are you?”

“I’m cool, nice to finally meet the man behind the name, now you wanna tell us what the f**k we’re dealing with here?”

He studied each of us like we were under a microscope and as much as I admired his style I was getting tired of his shit. “Bro put up or get to wherever the f**k you need to be early. I don’t have time for games and I sure as f**k don’t have any to waste.”

“I get it, you’re good at whatever the f**k it is you do, but so am I, and every man in this room. Your name came from someone I trust, that’s the only reason I haven’t capped your a*s for sneaking into my house.”

He grinned and looked at my watch. “Your little toy there told you the minute I breeched. I wasn’t expecting a civilian to have such technology, that one slipped right by me.” The others looked at me but I didn’t have to explain myself. I go all out to protect what’s mine and if that means buying shit off the black market so be it.

“That ought to teach you to go playing around in other people’s backyards.” I whistled and Jared and Tommy came out of their hiding places. “We’re cool go keep an eye on the women we’ll be out soon.”

Now I had the others eyeing my a*s, like I was gonna share all my secrets. It wasn’t that I didn’t trust them, but there are no lengths I wouldn’t go to-to keep my family safe. I’m sure these boys were of the same mind.

“So what do you have for us Mancini? Our women aren’t the most patient bunch.” Connor was cool as a cucumber as he held up the wall.

“What I have is a conspiracy. These players are into more shit than a little bit. We have trafficking, s*x slaves, pedophilic rings, murder and espionage. What you boys walked into goes way beyond what’s going on-on the waterfront in that little town of yours.”

“How much did you know about your commander?” He turned his attention to the SEALs who all stepped towards him like they were ready to tear him apart. “He was clean, I don’t give a f**k what you think you know that much we do know. So if you’re here to sell us anything different you can get f****d.”

“Take it easy Tyler, I’m inclined to agree with you. I asked because he had more than you’ve found. He was killed”

“You know this for a fact?” It was Logan’s turn to move on him. I was lost. I hadn’t heard shit about the f***s that had put my daughter in that book, other than the mention of their name.

“Yes.”

“Who?”

“I’m not at liberty…”

“You say that shit one more time”

“Cool it, everyone to their corners. Look Mancini show us your cards or get out of the game.” That’s what I get for playing along with these organized f***s. I could’ve been to the desert and back ten times by now and put an end to this shit. The f**k I give a f**k about espionage?

“Gentlemen I understand your frustration, and believe me I’m not interested in protecting these fuckers any more than you are. But there are things involved that if not handled carefully can backfire on us, and yes that us meant I am throwing my hat in the ring. Like I said I have somewhere to be, I just dropped in to take your measure so to speak, see who it was I am getting into bed with. I’ll be in touch.”

The fucker got up and left the way he came.