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I glanced at Becs, but she was staring at her folded hands, so I shifted my attention back to Jax. “What do you have?”
Jax gestured toward Kyle. “Let’s go over what we already know before you give us what you found today.”
Bear’s attention shifted toward Kyle who began speaking with his eyes on the laptop in front of him. “Sal Bianco. Thirty-two years old. Lives and works primarily in Riverton, but a couple of years ago, he began branching out.” He sat back and faced us. “The first building he bought is the warehouse that Manny works out of in Cranberry.”
“We know Manny’s been on your radar for a while.” Jax crossed his arms over his chest. “Any new information on what goes on inside that warehouse?”
“Besides the shooting lessons he uses as a front?” Bear replied. “No, we got nothin’ new. But Josie said she thought something wasn’t right.”
“She see anything while she was there?” Brody asked.
“Nothing,” Bear replied.
My gaze slid to Becs who was watching her brother closely. She wore an expression that was filled with guilt, and I had a feeling a big part of the reason she kept this shit to herself was because she was afraid to tell Bear what she knew.
When she finally spoke, I dropped my head. “You don’t have to ask because the answer is yes. I’m the one who told Josie about Manny.”
“Dammit, Becs,” Bear swore.
“I’m sorry.” She lifted her eyes and met his. “I didn’t know anything about him.”
Wanting to take the focus off her, I faced Kyle, wondering if he had more information on Manny than the club had. “You able to find anything on Manny?”
Kyle snorted and pushed back until his chair was balancing on two legs. “Not a damn thing. Guy’s a ghost online. He served, but I can’t find anything on his service record either, just that he was dishonorably discharged seven years ago. He walked off the base in Virginia and literally disappeared. Not a trace of him until he started renting that warehouse in Cranberry.”
“How the fuck can someone completely disappear for that many years?”
“He learned survival skills in the military,” Jax spoke up. “Wouldn’t be hard for him to live off the land, but that doesn’t explain how he made money.”
“Unless he was doing it illegally,” I pointed out.
Jax jerked up his chin. “Exactly. My guess is he’s still doing that, but the shooting lessons are just a front.”
“What does that mean?” Becs asked.
“He needs to show a legitimate business operates out of the building he’s renting. Shooting lessons fit perfectly with his skill set and military history, so it wouldn’t raise any red flags,” Striker explained.
Becs faced Bear. “Sal said that the Sinners are on Manny’s radar, but why? What could he possibly want from you guys?”
“What else did Sal say?” Bear asked without replying.
“He said he can help you with Manny, but you need to help him first.” She looked between Bear and Jax seated next to each other. “How can he help with any of it?”
“He can’t.” Jax shook his head. “Just wants his piece of the pie, that’s all. He figures you’re an easy way to get it because he has leverage with you.”
“Wyatt,” I stated.
“It’s good leverage.” Striker leaned forward. “He knows what kind of mom you are and what you’ll do to protect your kid.”
“And what the Sinners will do to protect you,” Jax added.
“Why are we here now?” I turned my head quickly to look at Becs. “Did he threaten you recently?”
“Just more of the same,” she answered, but she didn’t meet my eyes.
“Except this time he threatened you, Race,” Jax replied, and Becs dropped her head.
“How?” I shifted my attention so I could watch her reaction when I called her name. “Becs.” I waited until she lifted her head and met my stare. “How?”
