Chapter 32: Mack

I was waiting for Ellie's response, holding my breath. Johnny Hodges was the guy behind scenes, the person that my unit had been trying to track down since it turned out that Lurkin was connected to him. I knew when I saw her in the club that she was getting too close to that asshole.

She couldn't have known about Johnny Hodges. He was invisible and only certain people knew who he really was. He used that name as a cover. Lurkin was using his connections in Spain to bring pricey products into the UK. My priority was to figure out how he was doing that, without getting caught.

"I don't think I can explain this to you here. It's complicated," she mumbled, staring down at her nails. She was beautiful and at times naive. I didn't want other men to take advantage of her.