Tipping Point by Ali Parker

Author:Ali Parker [Parker, Ali]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

14

Marcus

“Time to take out the trash,” I grumbled, still a little pissy over having to kill my new toy. Slutty or not, used up or not, I had decided since pulling the trigger that I kind of enjoyed playing with the girl.

Zak stood beside me as we climbed back up the rocky riverbank to the plateau where the truck was parked. We turned back, hands in our pockets, and watched as the black bag released air and began sinking beneath the surface, pushing up bubbles as it went.

I was glad I had a friend like him to help me move Audrey’s body out of my apartment, fit her in the duffel bag like a game of Tetris, and pile the bag full with river stones to ensure she sank to the bottom. This job could be real fucking dirty sometimes, and the only way to keep your head was to have a friend by your side, reminding you that you were still, in fact, sane.

“I hate this fucking part,” Zak said as he rubbed absently at his chest. “So messy but necessary. You know?”

I nodded as the bag finally slipped beneath the surface, taking the fiery blonde cop down with it. “It is what it is, brother.”

I knew Zak was staring at me. “Did you like her?”

I laughed and clapped him on the shoulder. “No. Yes. I don’t fucking know. She was good, not great, but I didn’t love her, nor would I ever have. My heart belongs to Kate Jarrett. You know that.” I glanced over at Zak. “But you? Sometimes I think I’ll love again when I look at you.”

“Don’t flatter me.” Zak chuckled. “I was just asking, dickhead. You had to work alongside her. I know the two of you got intimate a couple times.”

“Got intimate?” I laughed again. “What the fuck is this, daytime television? We fucked, Zak. And she fucked like a champ. I’ll give her that. But that’s all it was. The girl was a rat, and she should have known where she’d end up.”

“At the bottom of the river?”

“Yeah. She fucked with the wrong family.”

My phone buzzed in my pocket, and I answered it as soon as I saw it was Demetri calling. “Yes?”

“Marcus, I’ve got to ask you to do something for me.”

“Name it.”

“I have to fly you out to New York City tonight.”

I felt my forehead furrow. “All right.”

“Do you trust Zak to hold down the fort while you’re gone?”

I glanced at my friend, who was looking up at me, his hands still in his pockets. “Absolutely.”

“Good. I’ve already filled Cat in. She and Zak will handle the office and the drug running together. Get a hold of him and fill him in.”

“Consider it done,” I said. “What’s in New York?”

“An old friend of mine is in over his head. His daughter is missing. By the sounds of things, it might be a kidnapping. He’s expecting you late tonight and will send a car to get you from the airport. I’d rather you not discuss this with anyone else.

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