FORBIDDEN: Book 1;: Sizzling HOT Detective Series (The Criminal Affairs Collection 2) by Taylor Lee

Author:Taylor Lee [Lee, Taylor]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: idesire
Published: 2017-06-30T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Yet another reminder that we need to work on our communication, Sergeant Moreau?”

Viviana swallowed hard, stunned at the electric sparks exploding between her thighs at the sound of his deep voice. God, she should have known that all he’d have to do was speak to her in that commanding tone, and her determination to take charge would turn to mush. Sinking onto the recliner, knowing her trembling legs wouldn’t hold her, she forced herself to reply. “I . . . I don’t understand.” Before she could castigate herself for her shaky response, he cut through the ether.

“While I’m quite sure that you do, Viviana, I will humor you. Obviously I wouldn’t have texted you at twelve-thirty in the morning if I was willing to wait until morning to get your report. So let me be clear. What did the young victim have to say?”

Struggling to bridge the gap between Sly’s cautions and Jax’s assertiveness, Viviana tried not to sound as agitated as she felt. Aiming for calm, she pretended to be surprised. “Sorry, you caught me by surprise. I . . . I was sleeping.”

Horrified that she’d actually lied, underscoring how much he agitated her, Viviana wasn’t surprised at his blandly derisive response. “Since we both know that isn’t true, let’s ignore your need to dissemble for the moment and address the question I asked. You indicated that the girl was credible. One more time, Sergeant, what did she have to say?”

His obvious annoyance had a galvanizing effect on her shaky nerves. Forcing herself to sound much calmer than she felt, she sucked in a deep breath and said, “It was a challenging meeting, Jax.” Surprised at the emotion welling up in her throat, she tried to explain. “She was . . . a kid. I doubt she was sixteen.” She forced herself to speak calmly, to add details to her abrupt admission. “She looked like a hooker. The garish makeup, every color of the rainbow streaking her hair, and an outfit that made the most of her figure all spoke to her profession.” She paused, then added with a pained sigh, “Except that she was so damned young.”

Viviana let the silence stand, not knowing why she felt so emotional. To her surprise, Jax broke the silence. “That sounds tough, Viviana.”

Surprised at his sympathetic on-target response, she sighed and agreed. “Yeah, it was.” Forcing herself to remember her fury upon knowing what those hideous men were doing to the young girl, she found her voice. “Her story was compelling, Jax. While she wasn’t exactly forthcoming, we did get some important information.”

“Who’s we?”

“Uh, my CI was with us. There’s no way that she would have met me without him.”

Jax snorted. “Would that be the madam who runs a string of hookers of his own? Who is actually a tranny?” He added, humor tingeing his query, “The CI who requires you to dress like a whore when you meet him?”

Knowing how absurd it sounded coming from Jax, Viviana laughed. “I know it’s ridiculous, but I have to humor him.

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