Lie or Die: A Shelby Nichols Adventure

Author:Helme, Colleen [Helme, Colleen]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2012-07-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Uncle Joey stalked out of the place like he owned it, and people were quick to get out of his way. He wasn’t happy with the information from Lanny. If it was correct, things were worse than he thought. He mostly stayed away from the gangs and the drugs, focusing mainly on his lucrative business arrangements. But it was always good to keep abreast of what was happening there.

It was a bold move for someone to shake up the gangs to get a toehold into his city. It would take someone with inside information, and a lot of firepower, to do the job. Not an easy proposition. On the other hand, it would give whoever was in charge an instant crew to take on anyone who opposed them, like himself of course. He’d have to get the South End on the job to find out exactly what was going on, and tell them they were looking for an organization a lot like his own.

We exited the building, and Ramos left to get the car while we waited. “What did you pick up? Uncle Joey asked. “Was he telling the truth?”

“Yes,” I answered. “He wanted you to win the bet on the match, and was hoping he could spoon feed you enough information that you’d pay him for it. But you ended up forcing his hand, and he told you a lot more than he wanted to.”

“Good,” he said, pleased with himself. “Anything else I should know?”

“Not really. He told you what he knew, and no names came to his mind.” I considered telling him about the undercover FBI agent, but decided against it. It wouldn’t go over too well if he knew I’d helped them, even if it was only once. Plus, I couldn’t see it changing anything. The FBI was probably more in the dark than Uncle Joey.

“Hmmm… so this person is coming after me,” he said. “Who would be that stupid?”

An involuntary chuckle escaped my lips. “Yeah, you got that right.”

Uncle Joey smiled, pleased at my reaction. His thoughts went to the trial, and he wished it were over so he could focus all his resources on this new threat. “Heard anything new about the trial?” he asked, thinking about Chris.

“Chris isn’t worried about losing,” I said. The way I said it caught Uncle Joey’s attention.

“What is it?” he asked, suddenly suspicious that I wasn’t telling him everything.

Damn! Now what? I couldn’t tell him the whole truth. “He’s just concerned with the threats I told you about. But it’s nothing he can’t handle. I’m the one who’s having a hard time with it. I don’t want Chris to get hurt.”

“David will watch out for him,” he said. “You don’t have to worry.”

“That’s good to know.” I kept my tone earnest, but light so he wouldn’t question me again.

I sighed with relief when Ramos pulled up, and we got into the car. I checked the time, encouraged to find it was only eight o’clock. Luckily, I could still make it home before Chris.

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