Bound to Fall by Pamela Clare

Author:Pamela Clare [Clare, Pamela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9798985435108
Publisher: Pamela Clare

Chapter 14

Darius was a coward.

He’d spent the past hour in traffic, struggling to make sense of his meeting with Chief Irving and raging against what felt like a blatant disregard for the police code of conduct. He’d tried to hold himself accountable, and they hadn’t taken him seriously. But that wasn’t the problem—or not the whole problem, anyway.

This wasn’t about rules. Not really. It was about Sasha.

Darius had kissed her, and what he’d felt for her had scared the hell out of him. He shouldn’t feel anything for her. He’d known Ms. Dillon for less than a week, for God’s sake. He had no business having feelings of any kind for her.

But he did.

And the moment he’d realized that, he’d run.

Damn it.

What the hell was wrong with him?

And what the hell was wrong with Irving?

One of the many things I respect about you, Silva, is your strict adherence to the code of conduct. But you can’t stop yourself from having feelings. You’re not just a cop. You’re also a man.

That was true, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t responsible for his actions. Wasn’t the entire point of having a professional code of conduct to prevent officers from acting on their emotions and impulses? What good were rules and regulations if they were abandoned when they became inconvenient? If the line moved every time someone crossed it, what was the point of having any boundaries at all?

Where other cops might see shades of gray, Darius saw a slippery slope. One day, it’s a detective kissing the victim in one of his cases. The next, it’s an officer arresting someone based on prejudice or using too much physical force or accepting favors in exchange for turning a blind eye.

The code of conduct existed to protect everyone.

I trust you to use your best judgment where Ms. Dillon is concerned.

What the hell did that mean? Had that been Irving’s way of telling Darius that he wouldn’t fire him for sleeping with Sasha, provided it was consensual?

Insane.

As for Darcangelo and Hunter, they’d seemed to find the whole thing entertaining. Darius had a deep respect for both men. He would trust either of them with his life. And yet, Darcangelo had clearly bent the rules to the breaking point, while Hunter had committed a list of serious felonies. He’d eventually been pardoned by the governor, but he’d still broken the law.

Yet Irving had hired them both.

Shit.

Darius was going in circles again, his thoughts spinning.

He slowed as he entered a hairpin turn and braked hard for a cyclist who took up most of the lane as she struggled up the steep grade. A few seconds of watching the woman pedal hard told Darius it would be difficult to ID a cyclist from behind unless you already knew them and recognized their helmet or bike. This was an effective enough demonstration to convince Darius that the bastards who’d hit Sasha had passed her to be sure of her identity before they attacked.

He was still musing on this when he passed Bear in the roundabout.

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