McKenna didn’t need to ask what that meant. If there were images of Cole and Luke while they were intimate, and she assumed that’s why everyone was worried, it was likely Sierra was included. She only wondered why Luke wasn’t as concerned about those.
“Does Cole know about this?” Tag asked, obviously just as surprised by Luke’s admission as she was.
“He does now. I told him last night. And I’m having a hard time convincing him to let this go for now.” There was a sudden smirk on Luke's handsome face, and McKenna wanted to know what he was thinking.
“Fuck,” Tag exhaled and then stood abruptly from his chair before pacing back and forth.
Luke obviously read the question on McKenna’s face because he continued, “Let’s just say my temper is child’s play in comparison to Cole. He just has a much better grip on his anger issues.”
Tag growled in response and McKenna was fixated on him as he continued to walk back and forth. She only thought there was tension before, but now she could feel it pulsing in the air. Almost like a beast trying to break free and yet Tag insisted he keep it under control.
“Ok, so let me get this straight,” McKenna tore her eyes from Tag and returned them to Luke. “Stephen Crawford is blackmailing you with pictures of Samantha McCoy, and probably pictures of Sierra, as well. His demand is to be given admission to the club, which you have already done. Although you mentioned that he hasn’t been given full access. What does that mean?”
Tag immediately stopped pacing and stared at Luke as though waiting for what he would say next. McKenna didn’t know which one of them to look at. Considering Tag didn’t look like he was ready to share anything more, she turned her attention back on Luke.
“The other club,” he responded, not looking over at Tag once. “The real club.”
“That’s the tour I’m supposed to get tonight, correct?” McKenna glanced up at Tag, and the anticipation that suddenly ignited in her belly was enough to make her heart flutter.
If she was going to get a tour of the real club as Luke referred to it, and they restricted it to only certain members, not all of them, she wanted to know just what the hell went on there.
“And you said Susan didn’t have admission to this part of the club either, correct?” McKenna felt the need to clarify all of the details. It would only help them to figure out what to do next. This was the part of her job that she loved. The investigative process because you couldn’t just rely on what people told you most of the time. It was worth the time and effort to research a claim before publishing anything. It was professional, not to mention, it ensured that she wasn’t made to look like a fool.
“No, she didn’t have access.” Luke leaned back in his chair once again, his eyes resting on the desk in front of him. “I never trusted her enough.”
Luke’s distrust of most people was obviously a good thing for them all.
“So, where do we go from here?” she asked Tag directly.
“Let’s start by getting the video and the emails over to CISS,” Tag stated as he stood just a few feet away, “then we’ll go from there. I have to agree, I don’t want to file a lawsuit against Stephen because that’s only going to put him on the defensive and he’s going to retaliate.”
McKenna waited to see if Luke would say anything and when he didn’t, she did. “I think we need to at least respond to them in some way. It’s what they want. They’re trying to get a rise out of Luke and maybe Logan too. If we sit back and pretend to ignore them, it’s only going to piss them off.”
Both men paused momentarily, hopefully considering her statement. They shared a look between them before Tag turned back to her. “What do you suggest?”
McKenna smiled.
She had just the thing.
Chapter Twenty Six
Tag prayed like hell that this was going to work. He had serious doubts after looking at all of the faces staring back at him in the large meeting room, but he had to admit, it was worth a shot. Aside from outing Samantha on their own, and taking a direct hit that they would probably never recover from, he wasn’t sure they had much of a choice anyhow.
He was mostly there for support and to show the members that he was on their side. No matter their final decision, he would ensure their interests were protected to the best of his ability.
Tag’s eyes were glued to the woman now standing in front of the entire room. She was dressed to reflect the immaculate professional that she was, and he knew he wasn’t the only person riveted by how incredibly stunning she looked in gray pinstriped slacks that accentuated her tiny waist and her curvy hips while the crisp white button down shirt hinted at her impressive cleavage, although she wasn’t doing anything specific to draw attention to her body.