Unstoppable (The Untouchable Series) by Skaggs Cindy

Author:Skaggs, Cindy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled; Ignite; romance; suspense; mystery; Cindy Skaggs; Untouchables; contemporary; contemporary romance; romantic suspense; On the road; homecoming; friends to lovers; redemption; revenge; law enforcement
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Tension and inactivity ruled the day as the blizzard blew through. Nate had eaten and gone to bed, but neither Mick nor Dez felt safe enough to sleep. Instead, they kept watch from the floor of Peg’s dark bedroom, because her room looked out the front.

“Hey, Mick?” Dez’s voice broke the silence. They hadn’t spoken in nearly an hour as they watched snow blow across the front-facing window in sheets of white. They kept the lights out so no one could see inside. Mick’s truck gradually disappeared in a drift of snow at least a foot thick. No one had driven past all evening. The lights in the house across the street were dim. “Mick,” she repeated.

He grunted as if to say what.

“When we finally nail Sully, what will you do?”

“Haven’t thought about it. There’s always been a bigger fish down the line.”

Sully wasn’t necessarily the biggest fish, but he was the fish that directly caused Tommy’s death. They’d told her about Tommy when she joined the team. Said she needed to know what she was getting into, because they’d do anything to put Sully away. Finally nailing him would fulfill Blake and Mick’s vow. The idea of Mick moving on once the job was finished hurt. It shouldn’t. They had a friends-with-benefits situation, that was all, but she couldn’t deny the clutch in her chest at the mere thought of Mick leaving their tight group.

She had expected the morning after to be awkward. Worried it would change their dynamic, but they had the same easy friendship. With added heat, and that was good. Great, actually, if she didn’t think about the next step. About Mick moving on.

Mick shifted his position on the hard floor. “What about you?”

“Depends. The task force is a mess right now, but if they stay intact, I’ll probably go undercover again. If not, I’ll head back to Narcotics Division.”

“I don’t like the idea of you going undercover alone.”

She snorted. Every time she went out, she went alone. No one had ever known she was on an operation, outside of Blake and Mick. Peg was Dez’s only family, and Dez had kept her in the dark. Alone made the risk-taking easier. She wouldn’t leave any grieving relatives behind.

“I wasn’t joking,” Mick said, his tone injured.

“I don’t have to go undercover alone. Who says our triad has to end once Sully goes to jail?”

“I’m not a cop, Dez.”

“Hasn’t stopped you yet.” The hopeful tone exposed a raw nerve. Blake and Mick and Dez were a team. In a wishing world, they could go on, doing what they did, locking up bad guys, and taking their fun and their passion where they could find it. It wasn’t a bad life. The men were her best friends. Hell, they were her only friends. The picture of life without them stung her eyes. Thankful for the darkness, she cleared her throat. “Do you really think there’s a link between Sully and Derek?”

“Are you having a hard time accepting that your old boyfriend is a dirtbag?”

“No.

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