Cole's Gamble by Jory Strong

Author:Jory Strong [Strong, Jory]
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Published: 2010-01-07T07:33:45+00:00

mean. He wants to think if you can avoid your fate, he can too.”

“Christ,” Cole muttered, feeling for Kieran’s partner though he’d only been around

Cash a few times.

“So you want to tell me why you called if it wasn’t to find out the details of the

betting pool?” Kieran asked.

“I’ve got a couple of names. Vincenzo Alagna and Ian Shaw.”

There was a sigh on the other end. “Lyric and your brothers suffer from this same

confusion even though I have tried multiple times to explain it using small words and

short sentences. I am a cop. I work for the police department. I do not work for Crime

Tells.”

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Cole couldn’t help grinning. “I hear you. I understand your position. But you might

have a personal interest in these names since I’ve pulled Lyric in to help on the case.”

Another sigh. “What are you looking for?”

“A link to organized crime.”

“And if I find one? You will no longer need my hot little wife on the case, right?”

“How about we compromise? I’ll keep her away from Alagna and Shaw. If it’s any

consolation, Lauren’s death still doesn’t play as a mob hit to me.”

It was the best Cole could offer and Kieran knew it. Trying to take Lyric off the case

was the same as cutting her loose and letting her go solo.

“I’ll call you back in a few,” Kieran said and hung up.

Shane arrived moments later. “Out of town since last Thursday,” he said, taking his

seat and pulling the door closed.

“The receptionist say where he is?”

“She thought Europe but she might be guessing. Which means either Vincenzo or

Ian could have been hunkered down in the woods with a crossbow.”

“Can’t rule them out yet.” Cole started the engine and headed home. “Ian’s

secretary hasn’t clued in to Lauren being dead. You catch that?”

“Yeah. She spoke in the present tense. What color hair does Vincenzo’s new wife

have?”

“Blonde.”

“You got to admit, an arrow through the heart plays nicely with a jealous woman as

a killer.”

“It works better if Lauren and Nichole were fighting over Vincenzo or Bold

Adventure, not Ian.”

“True. Worth looking into though. Lyric and I can see if there’s a history between

the women besides dressage and Vincenzo. We can head to Reilly’s Pub and try to get a

name to go with the hair color.

Cole grinned. “Afraid of going solo and meeting up with Ian’s receptionist?”

Shane put his feet on the dashboard. “Bet these running shoes will get me a lot

further than yours are going to get you. What do you think?”

A muscle spasmed in Cole’s jaw. He bit off a retort because letting one loose would

only extend the conversation and right now that was the last thing he wanted to do.

Fuck. As soon as he’d pointed the truck toward home and where Renata was

probably waiting, his cock had focused on one thing.

Maybe if you ask me nicely when we get back to your place, I’ll put my mouth on you.

Cole’s fingers tightened on the steering wheel. “If you have time, see if you can

hunt down an address for Brian Elliot. He was Mark Hansen’s groom.

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