Virginia Justice 1: Serial Games by K. Victoria Chase

Author:K. Victoria Chase [Chase, K. Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Suspense, Multicultural, United States, Suspense, Virginia Justice - Book One, African American, Multicultural & Interracial, Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 0990375722
Amazon: B00KMII782
Published: 2014-05-28T04:00:00+00:00

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Maggie set the phone on its receiver and turned to her business laptop. She continued to type her investigative notes. She had just gotten off the phone with her office and the workup on Happy Gilbert was under way. Deckker left to interview neighbors in Happy’s neighborhood in the hopes of getting useful firsthand information, while Doug stayed behind to run more telephonic investigative leads.

A loud groan and a huff made her stop, and she looked up. Brandon landed with a thud in the chair across from her. Frustration clouded his gray eyes. Once they focused on her, they softened a bit. He gave her a lopsided smile.

“Tell me you’re having a better day than I am.”

Maggie raised her brows. “If you mean not getting anywhere with Burrows’s business partner Happy Gilbert, then yes, I suppose I am having a better day.” Brandon snorted. She chuckled. “I take it things didn’t go well with the mayor.”

“Understatement of the year. There’s a county fair here tomorrow.”

“Oh yeah, I think we saw a sign for it on the way in yesterday. Plus, Deckker mentioned it to Doug and me before we left to interview Gilbert.”

Brandon rested his elbows on the table, his chin in his hands. “Try convincing the mayor to let go of the year’s highest tourist draw, let alone the profits the local businesses will gain from the extra commerce. Not happening.”

Maggie stifled a sigh. “That’s going to be a headache for us. The prospect of having so many people around for him to move freely will be a temptation too great for Burrows to resist.”

“I said the exact same thing to the mayor. All he could see, however, were diminishing dollar signs at even the slightest hint of shutting down any or all of the fair.”

“We’ll at least be able to operate from within the event, right?”

Brandon’s eyes turned challenging. His gaze swept her and a smooth smile expanded his square jaw. “Do I look like I’m right out of the academy?”

For a moment, Maggie couldn’t help scanning his all-too appealing form in dark blue jeans and a fitted black polo shirt. No, he didn’t. Maggie’s cheeks burned. He looked…

“I told the mayor he could keep his fair, but we’d have full authority to use whatever law enforcement means we deem necessary. He had no choice but to agree.”

Maggie nodded and looked down at her laptop screen. She tried to focus on her notes but the spread of goose bumps on her arms dared her to rub them away. She wouldn’t. She refused to give Brandon any indication that her unguarded observation of him had affected her physically.

“You look nice today.”

Maggie’s head came up quickly. The smile was gone, but his eyes were warm as his gaze assessed her again.

“Yellow is definitely your color.”

Maggie could only wonder how her top looked when paired with the pink in her cheeks. “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

Maggie didn’t look away. The atmosphere changed. Gone was the playful arrogance that just a moment ago permeated his features.

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