Darker Places: The Complete Series by Nicole Cypher

Author:Nicole Cypher [Cypher, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-07T23:00:00+00:00

Laila

Forty-seven minutes. I’d been sitting at a table inside the country club for forty-seven minutes waiting for my informant’s arrival. Anxiety trickled in around the half hour mark. He was always on time, and if anything had happened to him, I’d never forgive myself. I knew the danger he put himself in by working with us, and I was beyond grateful for his bravery. Even if it hadn’t given us anything solid thus far.

I tried to will some of the worry away and went back to nursing my drink. It was club soda today, and I swirled the straw around the glass, sending carbonated bubbles up to the surface.

"Sorry I'm late."

I peered up as my informant sat across from me. The anxiety evaporated, and I was able to breathe easy again.

"Scotch on the rocks, please," he said to the waitress before addressing me.

I sat up straighter in the chair and allowed the straw to fall back against the glass.

"Any updates?"

The waitress reappeared, setting a glass of amber liquid in front of him. He took a swig and made a face as he swallowed.

"Yeah," he said, clearing his throat. "There's a new guy in charge. His name's Dravin Hines, but that's all I know about him."

I leaned closer, sliding my elbows along the table. "What about Cryson?" I asked, ensuring my voice was low. I had no worries about anyone recognizing my guy here. The country club was extremely exclusive, filled with rich doctors and lawyers. I could monitor every member, and none were on my list of names associated with the trafficking ring. Still, that name had power and meaning in this city, as I'd come to know, and I wouldn't risk the surrounding visitors getting curious.

"Demoted."

My eyebrows quirked. "Demoted? By who? I thought the Cryson brothers ran everything?"

"So did I," he said, glancing around. "Look, that's all I got for you. Are we good?"

He didn't wait for me to respond before he lifted the glass and poured the rest of the contents down his throat, wincing as he did. He stood, but before he could leave I placed a hand on his arm. "Where is Cryson now?"

"Still at the manor. I'm sure at some point Hines will force him out. I'll keep you updated."

"See you in two weeks?" I asked, resting my hand back on the table.

He nodded before striding out of the club.

I sighed and shrunk back in the chair as I digested the information. I still didn't know what it was Jake Cryson did for these people and now someone had taken his job? It seemed like the closer I got to solving this case, the more wrenches were thrown in.

The man who'd just left was the best informant I'd had and he knew next to nothing. Most were involved with the drug trafficking and only knew small tidbits about the sex trafficking ring. They couldn't tell me where it was or how the women were picked. All they knew was that Kevin Cryson had been responsible until he’d vanished.

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