hand on the dashboard as we swerved around a corner.
She didn’t take her eyes from the road. “We’ve been dealing with a new drug called Bliss. We’re trying to take down the people responsible for bringing it into the States. It started with the Russian Mafia, but now it looks like Moreno is getting involved.”
“Moreno?”
“Cristian Moreno is a Colombian drug lord. He was working with the Russians until we took out their Pakhan a few months ago. Bliss trafficking has slowed down in New York since then, but it looks like Moreno might be trying to take control of distribution. If he does, we’ll have a much bigger problem to deal with. We want to stop this before it starts.”
Her eyes cut over to me briefly. “None of this can go public,” she said, her voice heavy with seriousness. “Kennedy said you could shadow me, so I’m filling you in. But your story is the Latin Kings. You can’t print anything about what’s going on with Moreno.”
“That’s okay,” I reassured her, my body jolting forward as she hit the brakes hard. “I’m getting good material just seeing what a normal day is like for you. Did you get calls like this when you were working against the Latin Kings?”
She nodded. “Before I went in undercover, Clayton had an informant with the Kings. The brother of his fiancée, actually. Clayton met Rose while working that case. I helped him protect her while her brother kept tabs on the Kings for us.” She grimaced. “I could have done a better job of it.”
“What happened?”
“The Kings got their hands on Rose. It was bad. If Javier hadn’t been in deep cover with the Kings, I don’t think we would have found her in time.”
“Javier. You mentioned him before. He’s the one who helped take down the Kings for good in New York?”
“Yes. It wasn’t easy for him. By the end of his time undercover, I think he lost himself. He went a little off the rails. Charlotte helped bring him back to us, though. You can talk to both of them about it, if you want. Javi’s very well-adjusted these days, so I don’t think it’ll upset him to discuss his time with the Kings.”
“Wait. Charlotte. This isn’t Derek’s sister Charlotte, is it?”
“It is. Funny how things work out. When Derek’s father sold Charlotte to the Kings, Javier claimed her to keep her safe from the others. He protected her while maintaining his cover. They’re married now.”
“Wow. I’d love to talk to them. Could you help me set it up? I don’t want to have to ask Kennedy for anything else.”
She shot me a knowing smile. “I don’t blame you. The boss can be pretty intimidating. He’s so much more tolerable now that he’s found Carina, though.”
“He used to be worse?” I asked, incredulous.
“Much,” she affirmed. “I’ll set things up with Javi for you, so you don’t need to worry about Ken. And if you come to Decadence, you can ask Derek anything you want about BDSM.”
“That’s fantastic. Thanks, Sharon.” I beamed at her. I was getting more material for both of my careers than I’d ever imagined. I was thrilled Carina had invited me to New York to work on my Latin Kings story. I needed to take her out for thank-you-cocktails as soon as possible.
“I’m happy to do it,” she said. “But right now, I need to go help Clayton.” The car came to an abrupt stop in front of a nondescript brick apartment block. “I’m sorry, but I’m going to have to leave you for a little while. The informant isn’t being very forthcoming, and he’ll probably be less likely to talk if I bring a stranger. Will you be okay by yourself?”
“Of course.” I pulled out my phone and gave her a reassuring smile. “I need to check up on my social media, and I have my e-reader app. I won’t be bored.”
“Great. I’ll be back as soon as I can, but I don’t know how long this will take. Sorry,” she apologized again.
“It’s okay. Really. I’ve been dying to know what happens in
She didn’t take her eyes from the road. “We’ve been dealing with a new drug called Bliss. We’re trying to take down the people responsible for bringing it into the States. It started with the Russian Mafia, but now it looks like Moreno is getting involved.”
“Moreno?”
“Cristian Moreno is a Colombian drug lord. He was working with the Russians until we took out their Pakhan a few months ago. Bliss trafficking has slowed down in New York since then, but it looks like Moreno might be trying to take control of distribution. If he does, we’ll have a much bigger problem to deal with. We want to stop this before it starts.”
Her eyes cut over to me briefly. “None of this can go public,” she said, her voice heavy with seriousness. “Kennedy said you could shadow me, so I’m filling you in. But your story is the Latin Kings. You can’t print anything about what’s going on with Moreno.”
“That’s okay,” I reassured her, my body jolting forward as she hit the brakes hard. “I’m getting good material just seeing what a normal day is like for you. Did you get calls like this when you were working against the Latin Kings?”
She nodded. “Before I went in undercover, Clayton had an informant with the Kings. The brother of his fiancée, actually. Clayton met Rose while working that case. I helped him protect her while her brother kept tabs on the Kings for us.” She grimaced. “I could have done a better job of it.”
“What happened?”
“The Kings got their hands on Rose. It was bad. If Javier hadn’t been in deep cover with the Kings, I don’t think we would have found her in time.”
“Javier. You mentioned him before. He’s the one who helped take down the Kings for good in New York?”
“Yes. It wasn’t easy for him. By the end of his time undercover, I think he lost himself. He went a little off the rails. Charlotte helped bring him back to us, though. You can talk to both of them about it, if you want. Javi’s very well-adjusted these days, so I don’t think it’ll upset him to discuss his time with the Kings.”
“Wait. Charlotte. This isn’t Derek’s sister Charlotte, is it?”
“It is. Funny how things work out. When Derek’s father sold Charlotte to the Kings, Javier claimed her to keep her safe from the others. He protected her while maintaining his cover. They’re married now.”
“Wow. I’d love to talk to them. Could you help me set it up? I don’t want to have to ask Kennedy for anything else.”
She shot me a knowing smile. “I don’t blame you. The boss can be pretty intimidating. He’s so much more tolerable now that he’s found Carina, though.”
“He used to be worse?” I asked, incredulous.
“Much,” she affirmed. “I’ll set things up with Javi for you, so you don’t need to worry about Ken. And if you come to Decadence, you can ask Derek anything you want about BDSM.”
“That’s fantastic. Thanks, Sharon.” I beamed at her. I was getting more material for both of my careers than I’d ever imagined. I was thrilled Carina had invited me to New York to work on my Latin Kings story. I needed to take her out for thank-you-cocktails as soon as possible.
“I’m happy to do it,” she said. “But right now, I need to go help Clayton.” The car came to an abrupt stop in front of a nondescript brick apartment block. “I’m sorry, but I’m going to have to leave you for a little while. The informant isn’t being very forthcoming, and he’ll probably be less likely to talk if I bring a stranger. Will you be okay by yourself?”
“Of course.” I pulled out my phone and gave her a reassuring smile. “I need to check up on my social media, and I have my e-reader app. I won’t be bored.”
“Great. I’ll be back as soon as I can, but I don’t know how long this will take. Sorry,” she apologized again.
“It’s okay. Really. I’ve been dying to know what happens in
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