Rock Chick 6: Reckoning by Kristen Ashley

Author:Kristen Ashley [Ashley, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Amazon: B0067LH1QC
Goodreads: 13065142
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2011-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Squirtable Cheese

Hank

The next morning, Hank and Mace walked into Lee’s office. Lee was sitting on the front edge of his desk, his head bent toward a file in his hand. It came up when they entered. He closed the folder and dropped the file on his desk.

“What did George say?” Lee asked.

George Riverside was a prosecuting attorney. Hank, Eddie and Mace had a meeting with him that morning to discuss the Sidney Carter case. Primarily, the discussion centered around if it was strong enough to arrest him.

“He says we don’t have enough,” Hank replied and Lee’s eyes narrowed.

“You are fuckin’ shittin’ me,” Lee muttered.

Hank shook his head.

George Riverside was a good attorney. He was also ambitious. He knew the Sidney Carter case would make headlines. It could even make careers. George liked headlines and he had big ideas about his career. He wanted people to remember his name, especially come election day.

He also liked to win cases.

What he didn’t like was headlines about cases he didn’t win. Even though Hank, Eddie and Mace had a tight case, George was being cautious with Carter. He wanted the case locked down, a sure thing, which was impossible. That kind of sure thing didn’t exist. It was not only impossible, it was fucking frustrating.

“Eddie get anything out of the shooter?” Lee asked as Hank stopped at the side of the desk.

Lee was referring to the man who shot at Stella and Mace Saturday night.

Mace moved to a chair in front of the desk, sat down, putting his ankle on his opposite knee.

“Nope, shooter’s closed tight,” Mace replied.

Hank watched as Lee shook his head in surprise and he knew why.

Eddie was known to be particularly good in the interrogation room.

Hank had watched, though, and Eddie got nothing.

Hank also knew why that was.

The shooter was on a semi-suicide mission. He didn’t expect to get away with shooting Stella in a crowded club. He expected to get the job done but get caught and then get rewarded. Likely, Carter made a deal and was doing good deeds for the shooter’s family. It was Carter’s MO. He bought allegiance, one way or another, and paid well for it. So well, the chain was buried under money so deep, no one along the line was willing to break it.

On this thought, Hank took in Mace. Even after yesterday and their bad news from George this morning, Mace looked calm and relaxed. Hank had known Mace long enough to know Mace was neither calm nor relaxed. His body, even at rest, was alert, his eyes were stone cold.

Hank knew why this was too. Hank knew about Mace’s sister, Lee had told him about it in detail, including the fact that Mace was incorrectly shouldering the responsibility for what happened in the end game. Hank also knew that Stella didn’t know about it. Mace had told the team he wanted it to remain that way until he was ready to share. Finally, Hank knew that any conversation Stella had with Preston Mason was likely to reveal that information.

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