All the Hidden Sins by Marian Lanouette

Author:Marian Lanouette
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2018-04-18T16:29:43+00:00

Chapter 22

The tower of files now covering his desk gave him a headache. Jake grunted at the boatload of paperwork he’d acquired. He needed to get his case reports done and handed in. It bothered him some that he’d put Stack in McGuire’s line of sight, but he trusted McGuire to withhold judgment until all evidence was presented. McGuire would throw Stack to Internal Affairs for a full investigation if he found documentation pointing to his corruption. Jake’s gut told him Carl Stack was as dirty as they came. An experienced investigator doesn’t ignore a case unless he wants to. Decision made, Jake pulled all of Stack’s physical case files himself for the last six months, heading off any talk that would have resulted from requesting them through proper channels. Tonight, over a beer, he’d review them.

He didn’t leave the office until eight o’clock. It hit him on the way home that he hadn’t called Kyra as promised. He speed dialed her as he drove. The call went to voicemail right away. After leaving a message he dialed Mia’s number.

“Hello?”

“I see you called this morning.” Controlled—that’s what his voice sounded like to him. He wondered if it sounded that way to her.

“I did.”

“What do you need?” Nice, Jake.

“Can we set up a date to talk?”

“Ah…has anything changed?” With gut clenched, a rush of nerves overtook his entire body. White knuckles gripped the steering wheel while his other hand pressed the phone closer to his ear. A sharp inhale filled his ears. Jake waited her out while his stomach rolled like a sea in a hurricane.

“I miss you,” she whispered.

“You didn’t answer the question,” he said.

“Can we meet and talk?”

“If nothing has changed, why bother?” It struck him that he was being a hard-ass. Why? He couldn’t say, it baffled even him.

“I didn’t say it hadn’t.”

It isn’t like Mia to play games. What’s she up to?

“Jake?”

“When?” Mia’s tactics hardened his heart instead of softening it. Call him a bastard, but he wasn’t giving an inch. For a whole freaking month he couldn’t get her off his mind. Was it Kyra? The look on her face this morning had torn him apart. He’d never meant to hurt her. Hadn’t he warned her he was screwed up? It was the reason he hadn’t promised her more. Was it an excuse to keep his distance?

“Tonight or tomorrow?”

“It’s been a long day. I walked in the door minutes ago. Why don’t we do this Monday night?” He didn’t remember if he’d made plans with Kyra for tomorrow and he wasn’t going to cancel on her if he had.

“You have plans with Kyra tomorrow?”

“I’m not going there, Mia. Do you want to meet on Monday night or not?”

“Yes.”

“Seven thirty. Do you want me to come to your place or do you want to come to mine?”

“I’ll be in the area Monday, why don’t I come to your place.”

Jake hung up. Tried Kyra’s number again. The phone echoed in his ear as it rang. Was she ignoring

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