Dark King (Advantage Play Book 2) by Kelsie Rae

Author:Kelsie Rae [Rae, Kelsie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-02T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Jack

Running my hand through my hair, I tug on the roots before shifting my phone to my other ear.

Gritting my teeth, I spit, “Yeah, I understand. I haven’t found shit on Burlone recently. His entire operation has been silent since the night of the poker tournament at Sin.” Ace’s face flashes through my memory before my boss’s voice pulls me back to the present.

“Three girls were reported missing that night. Three, Connelly. That number doesn’t include all the women from the last fifteen years that we can link to Burlone. Do you want me to get you the headcount?”

“No, sir.” I already know the answer by heart and don’t need a reminder.

“Then, where the hell are they?”

“I stayed at the casino all night. I was on Burlone the entire evening just like you told me to be. He disappeared into the elevator for about thirty minutes after he lost the tournament then showed up on the main floor and spent the night toasting opponents and having his ass kissed. You told me to watch Burlone, and I did. I can’t be in two places at once, sir.” With my hand clenched at my side, I picture Ace’s face a few days later while knowing it was partially my fault for not following her that night and protecting her. I’m just grateful she didn’t end up missing, but I know Burlone’s smarter than that. He’s too smart.

“Did any of his men leave through the front door?”

“Of course they did,” I grit out. “It’s Burlone’s fucking casino. They come and go as they please.”

“Watch your tone, Connelly.”

Releasing a heavy sigh, I offer my apology. “I’m sorry, sir. I’m as frustrated as you are. Like I’ve already told you, one of my guys was outside watching the front, but apparently, he didn’t see anything.”

“Sounds like laziness to me.”

With flaring nostrils, I search for an ounce of patience but seem to be running low. “It wasn’t laziness. His men know how to blend in when they want to. They know how to fly under the radar. Why do you think they’re always slipping through our fingers?”

“Not our fingers, Jack. Your fingers. And if you can’t bring me something soon, I’m pulling you off the case.”

I slam my hand against the wall in my shitty apartment, but it does little to ease my frustration. “That’s bullshit, and you know it.”

“One more curse from your mouth, and there’ll be consequences,” my boss returns.

I sigh and release my clenched fist before sitting on the edge of the mattress in my room. “Look, I’m sorry, sir. Again. We just need a break in this case. Soon.”

“Finally, we agree on something,” my superior murmurs, grating on my nerves. “Every day you come up empty-handed is another day those women aren’t afforded their revenge. It’s another day scum like Burlone are left on the streets and continue the shit they do. I’ve got my superiors breathing down my neck for justice, and I’m sick of telling them that we don’t have shit, Jack.

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