Thief (Blood & Bone Enforcers MC)

She had to put aside the attraction she felt for Noah. It couldn’t go anywhere, even if she wanted it to. And she didn’t want it to.

But she couldn’t walk away without making sure Noah wasn’t going down the wrong path. Her gaze narrowed on the hallway in the back of the bar that he’d disappeared down, curiosity burning through her. She wanted to know what the meeting was really about.

What Noah said about it being bar business didn’t hold up. They were open and the bar was packed. Why would they hold a meeting in the middle of a busy night? Why not wait until they were closed?

Nibbling on her lower lip, she stared at the Members Only sign above the archway. Lily of a few hours before would never dream about going past that sign.

The Lily of that moment definitely was.

Walking as casually as she was able, she made her way to the hallway and glanced around to make sure no one was watching before slipping inside. She looked around, and finding it empty, she eased down the hall, listening for voices, grateful she was wearing sneakers that didn’t make a lot of noise.

She finally heard people talking, and she crept toward the door that was open slightly, barely breathing as she came to a stop. Holding herself absolutely still, her shoulders tense, she listened hard.

“So we need to monitor the situation. If it goes as I think it will, people will get hurt.”

“And there’s no other intel?”

Lily felt her eyebrows raise. That was a woman’s voice. She hadn’t realized there were women in the MC. She thought back to the deed to the bar. There’d been two names that were initials, so it was possible those were women. Shaking it from her thoughts, she focused on the conversation again, already not liking what it sounded like.

It was definitely more than bar business. But were they the ones who could get hurt—or the ones who’d be inflicting the hurt if things didn’t go the way they wanted? Uneasiness coiled through her middle as she waited for someone else to speak.

“No, that’s all we have for now. So I need someone to go over and scope the situation out. See if what we have is correct. If it is, we need to move soon.”

“I’ll go,” Noah said quickly.

“You sure? I thought you had a visitor.”

“She’ll be gone soon. I want to go.”

Lily frowned at that. Her original thought had been to leave as soon as possible, but that made her want to be stubborn and dig her heels in.

And damned if she was leaving until she knew what the hell was going on with him and this MC.

“What we really need is someone with computer knowledge. It would help the mission out and get us the info we need easier. From everything I’ve learned, it’s hard to get in and out of the compound. We can eventually learn their schedules, but it’ll take time we might not have.”

“You mean like a hacker?” the woman asked. “What about Alex, from the Rocky River fighters? He’s good.”

“I guess we can ask if we need to, but I’d rather not involve him. The situation might strike a little too close to home for him and his mate.”

Mate? Well, she was more confused than ever. She was lost and had no idea what any of them were talking about.

“Are they talking about anything good in there?”

The woman’s voice came from right next to Lily’s ear, and she let out a little squeal, jumping and hitting the door. As it swung open and everyone in the room looked at her, she glanced nervously between them and the dark-haired woman who’d caught her spying.

Busted.

Noah stood up, frowning as he stared at Lily standing in the doorway, Damara right behind her.

“Lily? What are you doing back here?”

“Uh, I got lost?”

Tarun snickered next to him and he cut her a look before glancing back at Lily, raising an eyebrow at her obvious lie. Shifters could hear lies, but even if they couldn’t, it wouldn’t take a genius to figure that one out.

Clearing her throat nervously, she looked between the meeting room and Damara before easing inside a little more. “Yes, well, I was just, um, walking by, and I overheard someone saying you guys could use someone with computer knowledge. I can help.”

He shook his head emphatically. “No. Not with this.”