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“You’re not using her as bait.”
“We don’t lose CIs. We’ll have the place filled with UCs.”
Fly
“Fly
“I don’t like it.”
“Neither do I, but until we get the drive in Sorlov’s hands, ours are tied. Getting the goods on Bushnik would be a huge blow to Sorlov’s operation. ”
Fly
“I wasn’t going to chance Saduki kicking another one back, so I went to Madsen. He signed it right off.”
“Don’t you think it’s a little odd that for this particular investigation, and it being such a routine request, that any judge, especially one like Saduki who is always proactive so long as you give him just cause, would hold you up on this? It’s a legit warrant. Even a hard case would have signed off on it. There’s only one reason Saduki would drag his feet.”
“You think Sorlov has him in his pocket?”
“Yup. I’ll bet he has dirt on the judge and is using it to blackmail him for tip-offs and information. Just like he’ll do to me when he sees the video.”
“If Saduki tipped off Sorlov—”
“We’re fucked. I don’t want Miss Fuentes anywhere near that place, not if Sorlov is on to us.”
“We don’t know that for sure.”
“Until you know one way or another, she’s not leaving my house.”
“On that we’re agreed. Sit tight until I have more intel.” Maddox hung up.
Fly
Fly
“What development?”
“I can’t discuss it.”
“Ah, well let me guess. That thumb drive is more than it appears. A listening device, perhaps?”
Fly
“And you can’t get a warrant signed to use it as such?”
Fly
“We don’t need it,” she said. “The video is enough. Let me show it to Sorlov and wait until he calls you out with his demands. Then snatch him up. If he cries entrapment or coercion, he won’t have a legal leg to stand on in court. It was a video given to him; he chose to use it for illegal purposes. Case closed.”
Fly
“I can’t speak for the task force’s motives or strategy, Pink. For now, I’ve been instructed to keep my eye on you until I receive further instructions.”
She stood. “I don’t need a babysitter.”
“Yes, you do.”
“I don’t want a babysitter.”
“Not your call.”
“You can’t force me to stay here.”
“Yes, I can.”
“That’s against the law!”
“I am the law.”
Pink’s jaw dropped, and when it did, Fly
When she started to dial a number on her phone, Fly
The warm softness of her body sliding up and down his chest and hips as she tried to get to her phone was Fly
“Stop acting like a two-year-old, Isa. You’re in danger. I can’t protect you if I can’t see you.”
“I don’t want your protection!” she screeched, twisting against him. “I’d rather be dead than spend one more minute with you!”
Digging his fingers into her hair, Fly
Holy fuck. Hungrily, Fly
Her body softened against his, her hands no longer ripping at his arms. Instead, her fingers grasped his shoulders. The kiss deepened. He couldn’t get enough of her. Starved for her, he couldn’t stop. Didn’t want to. What he wanted, she would never concede to.
Take her down the hallway to his room, lay her down on his bed and make slow, sweet love to her until he depleted her.
Fly
Breathing heavily, she licked her lips, slowly.
“Oh, no, baby, don’t do that or you’re going to hate me more.”
Her swollen lips lifted in a flirty smile. “I already do.”
Fly
Catching his bottom lip between her teeth, Pink sucked it slowly into her mouth, ru
“Anything.”
“You don’t touch me unless I need CPR.”
Her words were like ice water in his veins. “Seriously?”
“As a heart attack.” She gri
She didn’t leave him with much of a choice. Reluctantly he let her feet slide to the floor. When she moved across the room, he felt empty. The emptiness settled in with a hard thud when he realized she was right. What the hell was he thinking? Obviously he hadn’t been thinking. At least not with the head on his shoulders. It was frustrating to no end not to act on his attraction for the tiny dancer.
He had no choice and even if he did, it wouldn’t matter because she was adamant. Extending his hand, he said, “Deal.”
She smiled so sweetly, his heart thumpity-thumped. “No touching.” But she extended her hand toward him and did an air shake. “Deal. Now I’d like my phone back.”
Fly
“How are we going to do that without touching?”
“I never said I couldn’t touch you.”
As she pranced out of the bedroom, Fly
Chapter Twenty-seven
Twenty minutes later they roared north on 13. The day was cooling as it wound down. Fog rolled in from the city; soon it would blanket the entire east bay. Izzy was swimming in one of Fly