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She followed his request and he squatted between her legs Once more, he took a minute to reassure hi for broken bones Then, he glanced at Kurt “I’m convinced now more than ever before Our suspicions are accurate” He cupped Pageant’s round face and dragged his thumb across her swollen bottom lip “Listen to me and don’t interrupt me until I’m done”
Pageant thinned her lips After an obvious internal debate, she nodded
He was beginning to believe that asking Pageant to be quiet was akin to asking a toddler to sit still He asting his breath
“McKinney was right Alabama wasn’t the first tio in Oklahoma, one of the Bold and Free riders stu, one that was thought to have started as a do
“Drugs were involved so it was quickly dismissed as just that The extortionist’s first attack, at least the first one we discovered, went down as a closed case with four star athletes co suicide by a heroin overdose”
“Let uess There weren’t any track marks?”
“No, and not only was it a bizarre clai, but the coroner’s office backed up their claims in statements to the press It’s the only attack we can find documented and the only reason it is public record is because it’s entirely false”
“Why would someone try to cover up the extortionist’s activity?” she asked
“I’ a seat on the short dresser “The Bold and Free rider found out the locals hadn’t called in the Feds, so he did that He even waited at the state line for the field agents When they arrived, the Feds couldn’t cross the county line Marcus Lanks, our Bold and Free brother itnessed it all, said it was like a heavy purplish-blue glaze fell in front of their vehicles Those who tried to walk across the state lines were enveloped by independent funnels, thought to be filled with poisonous gases”
“Were those suspicions confirmed?” she asked
“No,” Randon replied “Several MC chapters were nearby and when Marcus called for his brothers’ help, they were able to cross lines without any probl
ems Over the course of two days, one hundred and four bikers rolled over the county lines but not one Federal Agent”
“That isn’t a coincidence”
“No,” Kurt said, standing “And it’s why the Bold and Free ation For one reason or another, the extortionist wanted to deal only with us”
“Because you’re criested