Vice (Tortured Heroes Book 1) by Jayne Blue

Author:Jayne Blue [Blue, Jayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nokay Press, LLC
Published: 2016-05-24T18:30:00+00:00

I didn’t know Mitch Gates well enough to read him, but he didn’t meet my eyes when I walked into the diner. Stan did. He pounded his fist against the table and muttered something that meant the opposite of good morning.

“Hey,” I said, jerking my chin as I sat down. The waitress set a cup of steaming black coffee in front of me. I fingered the rim and leaned against the back of the booth.

“What happened last night?” Stan said, leaning in close. “The deal is you call. You check in every few hours.”

I put a hand up in surrender. “I know. I know. Something came up.”

“What …” Stan raised his voice, drawing a look from the booth across from us. He took a breath and lowered his tone to a whisper. “What the hell could possibly come up that’s more important than your safety. Or my sanity when it comes to your safety.”

Now that I was forced to explain it, I suddenly realized how unbelievable it would sound. “I got locked in The Dive Bar basement. Broken fucking latch. My phone wasn’t on me. I’m sorry, man. Unavoidable.”

“What about the drop?” Mitch asked. He was supposed to come with me, stay hidden, and be my ears in case anything went wrong. I can only imagine the shit storm and silence my six hours AWOL had to cause. I felt like a shit, but there really wasn’t anything I could have done. I did my best to explain what happened, leaving the intimate details with Devin far out of it. But I had to tell them she was with me. I couldn’t lie to either of them outright. No matter what, I relied on these guys to have my back. We couldn’t do right by each other if I wasn’t honest. For the moment, they didn’t ask for more.

Stan slammed his cup against the table. Mitch reached over and made a wave with his hand, gesturing for Stan to calm the fuck down. Stan leaned back hard and looked out the window. His nostrils flared and he took a breath. Finally, he looked at me, eyes blazing.

“I’m asking you for solid progress, you’re giving me a sitcom, Jase. You have no idea how close I am to having to shut this whole thing down.”

He reached down and brought up a crumpled newspaper. Laying it flat on the table between us, my heart lurched. The headline stared back at me. ‘Two Teens Found Dead in Beacon Hill.’ Beacon Hill was Northpointe’s most affluent neighborhood. Chances were the kids in question were connected to somebody if their death was front-page news.

“Doctor’s kids,” Stan said. “My guys found smack at the scene. We’re testing it, but it’s Hot Shot. You know it is. Now I’ve got the mayor breathing down my neck. One of the kids is on his son’s lacrosse team. They’re best friends. Please tell me you have something.”

Before I could answer, Mitch spoke up. “You’ve gotten close to her,” he said.

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