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I smiled. This guy was… fire.

Byron suddenly interrupted us. “I thought I’d introduce everyone to you, Jess. I see you’ve met the twins. Then we have Enzo and Nico.”

“Hello,” I said a little self-consciously. I could immediately see what Byron had told me about Enzo. He had a calculating look in his blue eyes that made him appear ruthless. But then he smiled, and some warmth reached those eyes. I relaxed a bit.

Nico scanned me, then nodded. “It’s great to meet Nadine’s sister. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone so thrilled to find out her dad had a secret family.”

I went pale, not thrilled to be reminded of my dad’s transgressions in front of all these people.

“Shit,” Nico shook his head. “Sorry. I’m an idiot. I’m sure you don’t like to think about that.” He wiped a tattooed hand over his handsome face before smiling at me. “Let me do that again. I’m Nico, and it’s great to meet you, Jess.”

“Nice to meet you, too.”

“That brings me to…” Byron clearly didn’t know the last man at the table. He didn’t look like a Salazar. Then again, neither did Leo, so what did I know?

Nico spoke up. “This is Axle Dubois. He’s the president of the Skeleton Key MC here in West Bay.”

I’d had enough of motorcycle clubs. I started to stand up and get out of there, but Axle spoke up quickly. “We’re a very different club than Gray Bones, darlin’.”

I was still wary of him. He was very handsome with tanned skin, dark hair, and dark eyes. He didn’t look like an MC prez. He was wearing an expensive-looking suit and appeared very comfortable in it. I was also pretty sure he was wearing a Rolex.

“I’m here because I want to help the women who are still stuck in that horrible place. I’m working with others who want to help as well to shut that club down.”

I narrowed my eyes at him. Maybe he was why all the guys had seemed on edge the last few days I was at Gray Bones. “You’re going to help them? The women, I mean?”

“I am.” He said it with complete confidence, and there was something about him that made me believe what he said. “But I’m going to need your help.” He leaned in and stared at me intently. “I need you to tell me everything you can think of about that place.”

I nodded. For the next hour, I went over everything I could think of. I gave him a list of names of all the members I could think of, I told him how long it was before there was an influx of new girls, I detailed the practices of getting them hooked on drugs and then withholding them if they didn’t perform sexual acts in the VIP room. I told him everything I knew and could think of. I drew the layout of both the strip club and the MC clubhouse. I told him where in Shitty Wilkins I thought it was.

He quizzed me over some more specifics and then sat back in his chair and looked like he was thinking it all over.

Enzo spoke up. He’d been listening intently to everything I’d been saying. He didn’t take notes or anything, but I got the sense he knew exactly what I’d said. “I’d like to handle this,” he said, looking at Axle.

Axle’s eyebrows went up. “Alone?”

Enzo chuckled. “It won’t be alone. But I guarantee I’ll have the club shut down, men arrested, and those women rescued within the week.”

Axle stared at him. “You can do that?”

Enzo gave him a cool, assessing look. “Yes.”

Axle spread his hands wide. “Be my guest. I would be thrilled for you to take that off the Skeleton Key’s hands. We’ve been trying to break that club apart for a while now.”

Enzo gave a slight head nod. He motioned for Nora. She was at the table with a bottle of whiskey and enough glasses for everyone quicker than I would’ve thought possible.

“Thank you, Nora.” He smiled at her, and the one she returned was genuine.

“You’re most welcome. Can I get y’all anything else?”

No one responded, so she nodded and left.

“I want something from you in return,” Enzo said smoothly as he poured himself a glass. He took a sip.

Axle looked wary but didn’t say anything.

“I heard you talking to my brother about running legitimate businesses. All of your businesses are completely legal?”

“Yes. I took over the Skeleton Key a few years ago. Slowly, I got the club out of any drugs or trafficking, illegal gambling, anything like that. I’ve turned us in a direction to do good in the community. Change the perception people have of the MC. That sort of thing.”