Don't Look Back by Christie Craig

Author:Christie Craig
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2020-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Connor pulled into the parking lot of a new upscale apartment complex on the swanky side of town, while Juan and Mark went back to studying the Sala case files. Mildred was searching for restaurants that served steak and lobster and had agreed to take home the rest of the files in hopes of getting pretty toes.

As Connor walked past a new Lexus and an array of other expensive cars in the parking lot, he realized whatever work Regina was doing these days, it paid a lot better than being a detective. Not only were the cars in the lot high-end, but the apartment had to cost upward of two thousand a month.

Definitely a step up, considering Regina Berger had priors that included shoplifting and a three-year-old warrant for a Class B misdemeanor for weed. Which is probably why she’d used an alias while working at the Black Diamond. But thanks to a routine traffic stop three months ago, her car registration had revealed her real name, and she was arrested.

She’d immediately hired a fancy lawyer and got off with a fine and a slap on the wrist.

Connor headed to apartment 106 and rang the bell. He could hear music inside, but no one answered.

A man in his early forties walked up to the apartment next door.

“Excuse me?” Connor asked. “Does Regina Berger live here?”

The man offered a noncommittal shrug. “A woman and her daughter live there.”

“Is she in her twenties, brunette?”

“Yeah. The mom’s got dark hair and eyes, and as you can hear, she likes her music way too loud.”

“Thanks.” Connor watched the guy walk into his apartment.

He poked the doorbell again. When that didn’t get him anywhere, he knocked. The loud music stopped. He knocked again.

“Alright already,” someone called.

The door opened and the young woman holding a phone to her ear and a wine cooler in her hand was indeed Regina Berger. Granted, the woman wearing a black skirt, red blouse, and a frown, looked a hell of a lot better than either of her mug shots.

Her eyes lifted and her frown turned to a smile.

“Regina Berger?” he asked.

“Just a minute,” she said into her phone, “I’ve got a very hot guy standing at my door.” She lowered the phone to her cheek and gave him a slow once-over, then grinned widely. “What can I do for you?”

“I’m Detective Pierce with APD.” He pulled back his jacket to show his badge. It never failed. Within two seconds of showing his ID, he always knew how the talk was going to go. From her sudden loss of color, his gut said this one wasn’t going to go easy. His gut also said he’d just lost his hot status.

Damn, he hated when that happened.

He continued to stare at her, but over her shoulder he saw a few toy dolls and a baby bottle scattered on the floor.

She hung up the phone. “I took care of that warrant.”

“Yes, ma’am, I know. I’m here about another matter. Do you mind if I come in?”

“What matter?” She stayed poised in the doorway.

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