Rejecting the Rogue: The Restitution League Book 1 by Riley Cole

Author:Riley Cole [Cole, Riley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-05T06:00:00+00:00

Meena finished the last of her tea and studied their dejected little group.

They were all better with some food in their bellies, to be sure, but the night’s work was far from done. So far, capturing one of Ramsay’s men had posed more questions than it had solved.

She leaned back against the hard cushions of the sofa.

Far more questions.

Dangerous ones.

With his catlike grace, Edison hurried back into the apartment and shut the door. “He has no idea who this toff is.” He dropped into the chair by the small fireplace. “The only name he knows is Ramsay’s.”

“Damnation.” Spencer threw his napkin down on his empty plate.

“That’s not the worst of it.” Edison rubbed a hand across the back of his neck. “Says he saw the rich bloke a couple times. Once, he and another hired hand were at the docks with Ramsay. According to him, the rich man had his bloke knife the other rough right in front of him. Says the big man made him and Ramsay toss the body in the river.”

Spencer scrubbed at the evening stubble darkening his chin. “Sounds like we’re talking about a member of Society.”

“Possibly. That or someone on Blackborough’s level.” Edison sighed. “Either way, Ramsay’s minder has enough money and power to kill whenever he likes.”

“What would he want with us?” Meena met Spencer’s gaze. “If it’s thieves he needs, there are plenty for hire.”

Spencer flinched. “Because of Ramsay. He hired Ramsay to recruit a crew. It’s what he’s good at. The rest is my fault.” He threw up his hands. “It started years ago. Ramsay tried to recruit me for a job. I didn’t like the looks of it, so I declined. He pulled the heist anyway. Got nicked.” Spencer’s sigh seemed to reach every corner of the room. “He blames me for the time he spent in Newgate.”

Meena’s spine stiffened with indignation. “That’s preposterous.”

“It’s true.”

Briar seemed lost in thought. “So Ramsay cozies up to a rich toff, says he’ll provide a team, and tries to blackmail you into it.” Anger flashed in her eyes. “I’ll wager he had no intention of letting you in on the cut, either.”

Meena grinned. Her cousin seemed more outraged at the intended cheating of a fellow thief than she did about the intended killing.

Edison crossed his leg over his knee. “So Ramsay’s the least of our problems now.”

“Most likely.” Spencer’s shoulders slumped. “This may have started out as Ramsay’s little revenge scheme, but now we’ve got a bigger player in the game.”

Edison closed his eyes, as if he could picture part of the puzzle in his mind. “But it’s not personal with this man. He relied on Ramsay to bring him a couple thieves. I say we take Ramsay down. If this rich gent is half as smart as he seems, he’ll walk away if we make too much trouble.”

Briar sat up. “I agree. Finding a thief in London’s easier than buying a bag of toffees.” She stopped. “Not thieves as good as you two are, mind, but still.

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