Willis Moore is a detective with the Richmond City police department. A case he was involved with went down badly and he was given a month's sabbatical to pull himself together after the death of his informant, a young man named Teabag, with whom Will had let himself become sexually involved.<br><br>Back on the force now, Will finds himself drawn to another street punk, a hustler named Corey, who seeks police assistance to protect his "boys" from a violent attacker. He and Corey work well together, and Will dares to hope their relationship might be heading toward something more. But he still can't seem to shake the feeling he will eventually fail to protect the hustler ... the same way he failed to save Tea.

Tricked Out

And here you are, back in the game all over again.


Before he could dwell on that, the door opened and Corey flashed him a quick grin. He reached for Will’s hand again, whispering, “Come on.”


Will let himself be led into the bedroom. The floor was obscured with clothing and papers; Will couldn’t walk without stepping on something. There was a desk against one wall, the computer monitor on it hidden beneath an old shirt, the chair stacked high with school books. A drab-olive jacket hung from the back of the chair. The closet door was open, displaying a mess of clothes dangling from hangers. Shoes piled up at the foot of a narrow bed on which Bobby sat surrounded by college textbooks, staring at Will.


Chapter 17