On Deadline & Under Fire by Amanda M. Lee

Author:Amanda M. Lee [Lee, Amanda M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: WinchesterShaw Publications
Published: 2018-09-02T05:00:00+00:00

JAKE TOOK A MOMENT to pull me away from everyone else while Eliot paid the bill and waited for his mother to visit the restroom. His expression was sober when he met my gaze.

“I didn’t do anything,” I protested automatically.

Jake feigned patience. “Did I say you did something?”

“No, but you have your ‘I’m about to be a pain in your butt’ face in place.”

“I have no such face.”

“Do you really want to argue about that when Maggie will be back to give us grief any second?”

Jake tilted his head to the side, considering. “Good point. I actually pulled you aside for a reason.”

“I figured.”

“I want you to stay away from the mobsters you’ve been chasing.”

Whatever I expected him to say, that wasn’t it. “What makes you think I’ve been chasing mobsters?”

“Because I know you,” Jake replied, unruffled when I started to protest. “Don’t. We have very little time to deal with this. I know you’ve been digging — and probably hard. You were spotted on the other side of Mount Clemens with Andre Melvin earlier this afternoon. I want you to promise me you’ll let it go.”

I was too busy running the name “Andre Melvin” through my head to completely listen to what Jake was saying. “Is that his last name? He would never tell me. He always said he had one name ... like Cher. I’m so going to tease him about this.”

“No, you’re going to stay away from him,” Jake ordered.

That wasn’t likely. Andre had turned into one heck of a source the past few months and there was no way I was going to simply forget that. “Fine. I won’t see him.” Of course, arguing with Jake in the middle of a restaurant was a waste of time. I had other things to deal with. “Is that all?”

“No.” Jake shook his head. “I know Eliot is giving you grief about going after the mob — he thinks it’s funny because he doesn’t think you’re really on to something — but it’s not funny.”

Hmm. That meant I really was on to something. Jake wouldn’t warn me away unless there was a chance I would muck up an ongoing investigation. “I haven’t been digging all that deep,” I said after a beat. “With Maggie here, I don’t have time to attack this story like I normally would. You don’t need to worry.”

“Oh, I’m worried,” Jake groused. “I know you. Now that you think there’s more here you’ll find a way to dig until you either find answers or China.”

“I would never dig that long,” I said dryly. “I hate manual labor.”

“Don’t be cute.” Jake extended a warning finger. “You need to let this go no matter how much it hurts. This isn’t the story for you.”

Was he kidding? That only made me want to abandon my vacation and start chasing mobsters. “I’m on vacation,” I reminded him. “I couldn’t dig even if I wanted to.”

“Yeah, well, you’d better remember what you just said, because if I catch you playing

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