Page 63 of Protected by the Biker (Grim Reaper MC)
“Why, Harrison? Why are you asking?”
“Because, I just need to know. I need to know the details if you know anything.”
“Why?”
“Just trust me, Carina. Please.”
Why was Harrison asking me this, just as he left the precinct? Did they offer him his job back? I sat down on my bed as my mind raced. Harrison loved his job. He was willing to put his career on the line for me, but what if it got too much to bear? A dark thought crossed my mind and I clenched my jaw. Harrison was pulled back in. And now he is was trying to get information out of me.
“You know what? You think I am dumb, don’t you, Harrison? You think that I am going to give you information about my family right after you left the fucking precinct? Right after you spoke with your fucking boss? He probably called you in there to ask you about this information so they could have the upper hand whenever it happened.”
“What?”
“Don’t ‘what’ me, Harrison! I know that you spoke to him yesterday. You left me at lunch to go and speak with him, and here you are asking me for information on my family.”
“Carina–”
“And not only that, but the first thing you ask is if my family has something going on, involving business. Really, Harrison? Really?”
“Carina, if you would just shut your mouth for a second and let me talk, you will see where I am going with this. I have been putting my ass on the line for you. I have been risking my freedom for you and your family ever since I found out that you were connected to them, so why the fuck would any of that change now?!” His voice boomed in the phone and for as long as I’d known him, I’d never heard him use that tone with me. Anger bubbled up in my chest.
“Look, I just got word that some shit is going down,” Harrison continued. “The deal that your family is getting ready to make is fucking bullshit. The guy who is leading the operation. His name is Ronald and he has gotten his foot in the door so he can set them up. I need to know what the fuck is going on so I can warn your family to abort that shit. It is all a trap.”
I thought about the dinner that my father wanted me to go to tomorrow. I glanced at the dress that I had just laid out on the bed and imagined what things would be like if Harrison was telling the truth. If everything really was a set up, and I attended the dinner, I would be directly involved with the family business. I would probably spend some time in jail, but my family would be ruined. Dismantled. It was the one thing I had feared since the day I realized that they were involved in illegal activity.
“Carina? Carina, babe, are you there?”
“Huh? Oh, yeah, I’m here. I’m here. I was just thinking.” I stood up from the bed and started to slowly pace around my room. “So, it really is a set up?”
“Yeah. O’Malley called me into his office to show me the man who was about to bring them down. He is a real fucking prick, but that is another issue. Listen, you have to tell your family to kill that meeting. You have to. I know it will be obvious that I tipped your family off, but I don’t give a fuck. I will figure that out when it happens. I am not working with your family, I just care for you, Carina. I care for you a lot and there is nothing in the world that I want to protect more than you. Please. I don’t want you to get hurt. Tell your family to cancel that meeting and end all conversation with that businessman.”
“Alright. Alright, I will tell them know.”
I hung up the phone with Harrison, and then quickly made a call to my father. I needed to tell him everything that was going on. He picked up on the first ring.
“Daddy, I’m coming over. We need to talk.”
“Is everything alright sweetheart?”
“Yes, I’ll explain when I get there.”
I hung up the phone before he could ask any more questions and sped over to my childhood home. I called Harrison on the way.
“I’m heading over to my parents’ house now. What the hell am I even supposed to say?”
“I will meet you over there, and we will figure out what to tell them together.”
I hung up the phone and continued down the road. Well this is one way to introduce Harrison to my parents. I just hoped he wouldn’t end up dead in the process.
Chapter 21
Harrison
I pulled up to the Dellucci’s house just as Carina was. A slight sense of fear that I was not at all used to started to course through my veins. I was about to go into Tony Dellucci’s home, tell him that I was a cop and that I knew about his business meeting. Oh, and by the way, I was dating his daughter. Fuck. This was not going to go over well.
I got out of my car and walked over to where Carina was standing.
“You ready for this?” I asked.
She nodded her head slightly, grabbed my hand in hers and we walked up to the door. I had been an undercover cop for so many years. I had been in a lot of scary situations, but I never have once felt the fear I did, walking up to the Dellucci’s door. Carina reached out with a shaky hand and rang the doorbell. I swallowed hard and squeezed her small hand in mine.
The door opened and Nico stood there staring back at us. He had a big smile on his face when he saw Carina, but then as his eyes darted to mine and then traveled down to our entwined hands, his smile quickly turned into a scowl.
“Who the fuck is this, Carina?” Nico asked.
“This is Harrison. We are here to see dad,” Carina responded. I could easily tell that she was trying to be strong, and I appreciated that. Nico took another look at me then finally moved his large frame out of the doorway.
“Carina is here!” Nico shouted. “With someone,” he added a bit more quietly. A loud booming voice, I could only have assumed was Tony Dellucci came from somewhere inside.
“Bring her to the living room, I’ll be down in a moment.”
We followed Nico inside the lavish Dellucci home. As we walked inside, I took a moment to look around me. As I pulled up to the house, I could tell that it was a newer home build, unlike the rest of the 1980’s style homes in the neighborhood. The walls were white, but they were covered with various pieces of art. Looking at them closely as I past, I could tell that these paintings easily cost more than my paycheck, and I took another hard swallow. Carina continued to hold my hand as she walked down the small hallway to the living room. She pulled me over to the couch and took a seat. I fought the urge to pace the room as we waited.
After a few moments, the man I recognized from all the pictures walked into the room. Carina immediately stood up and went over to give him a hug.
“Hi daddy,” she said sweetly. He embraced her and then pulled her close to his side.
“Hi sweetheart. And who is this? You didn’t mention you were bringing company.”
Carina pulled away from her father’s side and stood next to me.
“Daddy, this is Harrison Nash.” Tony smiled slightly and extended his hand.
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p; “Nice to meet you, Harrison.” He turned toward Carina. “Now why is he in my home?”
Carina walked over to her father and put her hand on his shoulder. “Why don’t you take a seat daddy, and I will explain everything.”
Tony smiled at his daughter and nodded his head. He looked over at Nico and nodded slightly as well. Nico stepped out of the room slightly and when he returned his brother Luca was standing beside him. Carina sat down next to me on the couch and slowly fidgeted her fingers. I could feel Tony’s glare on me, and I was about to speak up when finally, Carina spoke.
“Daddy, Harrison is a cop.”
As soon as the word cop left her lips, I heard the telltale sound of guns being cocked. I shifted my eyes slightly to where Nico and Luca were standing, and they both and their guns pointed at me. Carina quickly stood up.
“N-no, stop!” Carina cried.
I kept my hand to my side. My gun was in the back of my jeans, but I didn’t want to make a move yet unless I had to in order to defend myself. Or worse, to defend Carina. I watched Tony intently.
“Daddy stop this!” Carina cried again.
Finally, I saw Tony look over at Nico and Luca and nod slightly. I looked over at them and they slowly lowered their guns, but kept them in their hands at theirs sides.
“Let me explain everything,” Carina said. “Harrison and I met out one night. At the time, he had no idea who I was, or even who my family was.”
“How are you so fucking sure of that?” Luca spat. Carina turned her head and glared at Luca.
“Because I am,” she said and she turned her head back to her father. “As I was saying, at the time he had no idea who I was. We started seeing one another, and that is when he was given an assignment.”
“What sort of assignment,” Tony ground out.
