Page 30 of Hold Back
Red’s jaw dropped.
Callum Ross. Callum David Ross, founder of CDR. The guy was a legend around the local security world.
Ross stood up and shook his hand, his smile professional. “Pleased to meet you.”
That was an English accent, which meant Red had a feeling he knew who the other man was. Josh Cooper, Ross’s husband.
And Cooper’s reputation was…how was he described?
“A fucking nightmare and the most devious man he’d ever met.”
That was someone who’d worked at CDR when Josh was there. Now he and Ross had their own firm in London, and yet, according to gossip, they were always this side of the Pond, poking their nose in CDR business.
Josh also stood. His smile was brighter, friendlier, yet his expression was all shark. “Baxter.”
Even from the one word, he definitely wasn’t English. New York maybe?
Yeah, Red didn’t trust this man an inch.
He turned to Craig. “Why are they here?”
“Because I know the cartel your client managed to upset,” Ross said, his tone cool. “Dominic asked me to talk to Craig and Quinn.”
Red furrowed his brow. “So this is more than just a beef between clubs?”
“Monroe got involved in something above his paygrade.”
“You know these people?”
Ross inclined his head.
As far as Red knew, CDR didn’t carry out that kind of work, but then what did he know? He’d only worked for them for a day.
“What are we talking about?” he demanded.
“Drugs and trafficking mainly,” Ross said. “Not a major player but trying to become one.”
Cooper nodded. “Our intel says your client seriously pissed them off with that stunt he played.”
“I’m just the bodyguard,” Red said bluntly. “And that started two days ago. I have no idea what stunt he did pull.”
“Stole shipments of drugs destined for Europe and resold them.”
“The idiot,” Red spat out.
What the hell did Tony think he was doing? He was a small time MC President. Not a crook. Red remembered Kit’s hesitation when he mentioned their finances. Maybe he was into more dangerous territory than Red had known. He hadn’t been around much for the past decade or so. What the heck did he know?
Cooper nodded. “These guys don’t knock on the door and ask for their drugs back. They play dirty.”
“Which is why they’re going after Kit,” Red surmised.
Craig nodded. “Josh thinks we need to move Kit and Tony.”
Red had expected that, although he didn’t miss the jolt of disappointment that his time with Kit was already at an end. “You can’t put them together. You need to move Kit far away from his brother.”
“We? You, Red.” Now Craig sounded amused. “You’re the one handling Kit. CDR is responsible for Tony.”
“You still want me to be his bodyguard?”
