Undercover cop Dan Hudson is framed for blackmail and kicked off the NOPD force. Enraged about that, and the fact that his lover refuses to stand by him, Dan moves to Denver, where he becomes Dirk Steele. He finds a job working for the Powells, who are pawnbrokers ... and fences. When he proposes to them that he put together a team to steal on demand for the Powells’ less than legitimate clients, a deal is struck and the team is formed. The team consists of Maverick, a thief; Tripp, a street kid who shoplifts to survive; and Fey, another street kid who is an excellent pickpocket and petty thief. Now the question becomes, will the team succeed? And, equally important, will the attraction between Dirk, who has sworn off love, and Maverick -- whose credo is only down and dirty sex -- grow into something more? Or will they remain just 'friends with benefits'? Time will tell as the team takes on increasingly difficult jobs and a man from Dirk's past shows up who could possibly throw a monkey wrench into the works.

Wrong Side of the Law

“Shit, not that kind of proposition. Sorry. I worded that wrong.”


“He has a habit of doing that,” Maverick said, shooting Dirk a sour look. “What he was trying to say is, he has a job offer for you, so to speak. And it has nothing to do with sex so you can relax.”


“Why should I believe you? Either of you?” the kid asked, disbelief in his voice and expression.


“If I was you, I probably wouldn’t. On the other hand what have you got to lose by just listening?” Dirk told him. “We can go over there,” he pointed to a bench by the marble railing dividing the park in two. “There’s enough light so that if we try anything, someone will see it happening.”


The kid chewed the corner of his lip, finally nodding. “But I sit on the end.”


“Told you he was smart,” Dirk winked at Maverick as the trio headed to the bench.


The kid and Maverick sat while Dirk put one foot on the bench, looking down at the kid. “I’m Dirk, that’s Maverick,” he said.


Chapter 14