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

He hit the END button, disconnecting the call. He wouldn’t fuck this one up, he swore silently.


Corey’s directive echoed in his mind—follow me.The hustler’s voice rang through Will as he gunned his motor; his car leapt from the curb and peeled around the corner, tires squealing into the night. Will ignored the horn that sounded behind him as he slid into place behind Grantland’s car. Through the station wagon’s dusty rear window, he could see his fellow officer stretch an arm around Corey’s seat and he had to consciously ease off the gas to keep from ramming into the back of the car.


Pull over, he prayed. He wasn’t losing this time. Not his badge, not his case, and sure as hell not Corey.


Chapter 27