Full Circle (Broken Pieces Book 2) by Riley Hart

Author:Riley Hart [Hart, Riley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Riley Hart
Published: 2014-09-02T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

Tristan

“Are you saying I’m supposed to have a background check done on someone before I become friends with them?” Tristan tapped his fingers on the arm of the chair, fighting to keep himself from counting his pulse. Fighting to keep his temper under control.

“Of course not.” Larry rolled a pen between his fingers. “That’s ridiculous, Tristan, and you know it.” His superior continued the movement with the pen.

“Are you saying having breakfast with my neighbor affects my work performance? I have to tell you, that sounds ridiculous to me. My record proves otherwise. There’s no one who wins more cases than I do.”

Larry shifted uncomfortably. “Don’t put words into my mouth. That’s not what I’m saying.”

Bastard. Tristan had always hated the man. He hated most people, though. “Then maybe you can get to the point and tell me what you are saying. It’s about time for me to call it a day.”

“I’m saying it came as a surprise for Brett and an officer to walk into the apartment of a known gang member and drug dealer, and see you sitting at a table with him. I’m saying, we put people like him behind bars. It’s a conflict of interest, in a way. We have a reputation to protect. What if it gets out? What if people take it the wrong way? It’s something you should think about. Now, if you’ll excuse me, you were correct. It’s about time to call it a day.”

Tristan squeezed the arms of the chair so tightly his hands hurt. He knew it would go down this way if they found out. No, there might not be rules on the books for something like this, but that didn’t mean they would like it. They’d find a way to deal with it before they risked it coming down on the department in any way, and this was his warning.

Tristan pushed to his feet, managed to get his back to Larry before he started counting.

Each step he took closer to his car, his anger grew. He was pissed at Larry, himself, the whole fucking situation, because though he didn’t feel the ache in his gut or the fear one might expect at being threatened over a job they loved, he did fear losing it. Losing his stability. His control. Part of the resource he used to take care of his mom—of Josiah and Mateo. That had always been all he had...so different than the way Mateo had fought for Josiah. Different in the way Tristan would fight for them now, if need be.

Once in his car, Tristan used the second phone and called New York. It rang and rang just like it had every time he called since he told the man to press the contact who had dirt on Javier. The longer it went, the louder the voice inside him got—questions, anger. Did the man walk away? Did he get hurt—or worse? What if he ratted to Javier? No, the contact didn’t know who Tristan was, but still.

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