Dirty Debt by Lauren Landish

Author:Lauren Landish [Landish, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-09-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Sarah

Walking into Police Plaza seems like it’d be the scariest thing anyone could have to do on most days. In addition to the normal assortment of people under arrest who would rather be anywhere but Police Plaza, the officers are stoically hostile and I can feel their eyes roving up and down my body, judging me and questioning why I’m there with Ryker.

I know they’re all condemning me in their heads. Wife—well, now officially the widow—of the town’s biggest crime boss, now seen with the man who’s moving into his spot. It’s got to be raising some eyebrows, and if it weren’t that Ryker commands a lot of fear, I’m sure some of the tabloid scum around The Post would already be saying something.

Some of the officers we pass as we cross the ‘bullpen’ were loyal to Jacob, and with his murder, they probably suspect more than they can prove. I don’t care. I recognize one of the detectives on duty behind his desk. Back when he was a beat cop, he’d brought me home to Jacob even after I told him about the abuse. I think about saying something to Ryker about it but decide not to. It would just cause trouble that we don’t need.

I’m ushered into a Deputy Chief’s office and the secretary offers me a coffee, politely dipping her chin at my murmured refusal before leaving. In the silence, I glance over at Ryker. “Any reason you chose the blue suit?” I ask as he brushes a bit of dust off his pant leg. “Considering where we are?”

Ryker gives me an amused smirk. “Wanted to coordinate with the lingerie you’re wearing.”

I laugh, feeling a tremble of desire. It’s strange how just a slight change makes all the difference. If Jacob had said something like that, I’d have been shaking in fear. But with a slight change in tone and the look in his eyes, Ryker makes me feel like the most desired woman in the world. “Ryker—”

“Shh,” Ryker says, shaking his head as he points out the window. “What they know, and what they can prove, remember?”

It’s one of the lessons he’s taught me, although I already saw it in action with Jacob. The cops can know everything Ryker’s up to, and what I’m up to, but it doesn’t matter. The important thing is to make sure they can’t prove anything if they wanted to. And this office is most likely bugged.

A moment later, Deputy Chief Warren Matthews comes in, puffed up considerably in his dress uniform. His having us wait was probably part of his power play. “Hello, Mrs. Waters. Thank you for coming down.”

“Of course, Chief Matthews. But I’ve decided to go by my maiden name for now, so Desjardins, if you don’t mind.”

He hears the commanding tone to my voice and inclines his head thoughtfully, his eyes slowly moving toward Ryker. He seems to make an evaluation of the situation, although I’m sure he already had an idea of what’s going on. “I wanted to say how sorry I am for your loss, Mrs.

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