Now or Never by Stacy-Deanne

Author:Stacy-Deanne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romantic suspense, interracial romance, bwwm romance
Publisher: Stacy-Deanne
Published: 2017-12-14T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“I DON’T WANT TO HEAR it, Adams!” Captain Rojas shouted to Alexis from behind his desk. “Who the hell do you think you are busting into a Copeland board meeting like you’ve lost your damn mind?” His lumpy belly spilled over the desk. “There’s protocol to follow.”

“That’s such a joke.”

“Excuse me?” He raised a folder. “Care to elaborate on that?”

“I said it’s a damn joke like everything else in this department. No one here gives a shit about protocol, only about being in Grant Copeland’s pockets.” She approached his desk. “All the years I worked at the LAPD I’ve never seen a department as shady as this.”

“Ha!” Rojas threw his head back. “I find that hard to believe and this department is not shady.”

Alexis crossed her arms. “I can’t believe you can say that with a straight face, Captain. You know what goes on here.”

“We’re talking about your ass right now. Do you understand what the hell you did? My phone’s been ringing off the hook because of this nonsense. Some very important people were at that meeting and you could’ve jeopardized an important merger that Copeland’s been working on for years.”

“I don’t give a damn about Grant Copeland’s merger. I’m a detective doing a job. Maybe I shouldn’t have gone in there like I did but I’m sick of all the lies and secrets in this town.”

He stood. “Then take your ass back to LA if you don’t like it. No one asked you to come here. I admit that things aren’t perfect in Tate Valley but this is how they are.” He sat again. “Do you have any leads on the Myers murder?”

She cleared her throat. “We believe we found the murder weapon.”

He put on his reading glasses.

“We found a hammer in a dumpster not far from Myers’ home,” she said. “It looked as though it had some type of substance on it but was wiped off. We think it was blood.”

Rojas looked at his papers.

“We sent it to the lab to be analyzed for DNA and prints.”

“Thank you, Adams.” He gestured with his hand. “You can leave now.”

“So if I have reason to suspect Grant Copeland of this murder, you expect me to walk away?”

“No.” He took his glasses off. “I expect you to make sure you have as much evidence as possible before you go near Mr. Copeland again.”

“I don’t agree with that. If I suspect Grant I should be able to question him like I would anyone else.”

“I’ve given my orders.” He wiggled his nose. “You either deal with it or find a job somewhere else.”

“That would be right up your alley, wouldn’t it? Then everyone can just go back to sweeping stuff under the rug around here.”

“You know I don’t want you to leave.” He moved papers across his desk. “You’re a wonderful detective and a great asset to this force. You can help us get things done.”

“What about changing how things are around here? We should all start with this crooked-ass department.”

“Which you happen to work for, in case you’ve forgotten.

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