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

“Shit.” Will turned in his seat to keep the car in view. At the end of the block, it made a right, coming around for a third look. “That son of a bitch.”


Excited, Corey leaned across him to check out the tail lights on Grantland’s car. “What? Is that the guy? Is that him?”


Will glanced at him, grim. “I don’t know. Sam said the cop who picked him up was on duty, and Grantland wasn’t last night. I already checked. So what the hell’s he doing here?”


“But he ison the force, though, right?” Corey’s gaze shifted to Will. “I mean, he’s obviously casing the curb, don’t you think?”


Will frowned as he stared down the empty street where Grantland’s car had been moments before. “But why?”


Throwing a glance at his friends on the street corner, Corey set his chin on Will’s shoulder. His breath was hot in Will’s ear when he whispered, “I got a plan. Follow me.”


Chapter 26