Fractured by Erin O'Reilly

Author:Erin O'Reilly [O'Reilly, Erin]
Language: spa
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Fractured

by Erin O’Reilly

email mailto:[email protected]

Part 3

Author's Note

This story has murder, mystery, and romance. The romance includes intimate moments between consenting adult women. If you are under 18 please find something else to read. The events portrayed in this story are fictional and any resemblance to actual events and/or people is purely coincidental.

Chapter Nineteen

Entering Ramon’s Pizzeria, the pungent smell of pizza, pepperoni, peppers, onions, and deli meats assaulted the detective’s noses. As they stood at the glass counter and looked over the variety of slices, the man behind the counter said, “How ya doin today, Detectives?”

Gus smiled and nodded. “Good. I’ll have a slice of the meat lovers and iced tea.”

“And you?” the man asked, looking at Tessa.

“Plain, with a glass of water.”

The two detectives took their slices and drinks to a table. They were glad for the time away from the case. A newspaper left on the table caught Tessa’s attention and she picked it up. On the front page, beneath the fold, was a story about Dana Stratton. Her eyes quickly scanned the article about how her loss affected her family and the team.

“Read this,” Tessa said, as she shoved the paper in her partner’s direction.

Gus picked up the paper and shoved it back in her direction. “I declare this a case-free zone. Besides, you know as well as I do how reporters always make things sound different from what actually is.”

With a knowing smile, Tessa nodded. “Yeah, how many times have we both said, I didn’t say that.” She took the paper and began reading the article about the trial, which Anna litigated.

Although the indictment of three members of the Petroff family dealt a significant blow, the Federal Attorney in charge of the case doubts there will be a lasting impact. The prosecutor, Anna Mikaelson said, “Unfortunately, the Petroff organization replaced those convicted as soon as they were arrested. The fight to rid our country of criminal factions is ongoing. While an arrest and a conviction are positive steps, we can never rest—the criminals don’t.

“What’s so interesting?” Gus asked.

Tessa lifted her head. “You said this was a case-free zone, so I was reading about the Petroff conviction.”

“Your girlfriend’s case right?”

“She’s not my girlfriend, so give it a rest.”

Gus smirked at Tessa’s words. “Yeah, and I’m not married, with kids.” A glare greeted him.

“Hey, I’m happy for you. It’s about time you had something in your life besides work.”

Tessa snorted. “What part of give it a rest don’t you understand?”

Gus laughed. “Hey, I saw the way you two looked at each other yesterday. Remember…you wouldn’t let me tag along?”

Tessa wadded up her napkin and chucked it at him. “Didn’t want the competition.”

“The way she was looking at you, I didn’t stand a chance.” Gus fixed Tessa with a serious gaze. “I heard this morning that the mob isn’t too happy with the results of that trial. Someone even speculated that there might be a hit out on her.”

Lifting her eyes and focusing them squarely on Gus

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.