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

Maverick looked over Dirk’s shoulder, chuckling. “KiltedSeer382?”


“He anagrammed my name.” Dirk turned to look at him. “I could do that for you, for your password, if I knew your real name. It would be a good thing for you to have access in case of emergencies.”


After hesitating momentarily, Maverick said, “This is between you and me and no one else. Okay?”


“Yes.” Dirk had just said that to push Maverick’s buttons, so he was surprised Maverick was actually willing to tell him.


“You’ll always be Maverick as far as I’m concerned.” Dirk went to the program Jesse had used and entered Maverick’s name. “Pick one.”


“Damn,” Maverick muttered as he looked at the list. “GreyGears? GreyRages?”


Maverick snorted. “Not even. Let’s use GreyRages with some numbers.”


“You got it.” Dirk set up Maverick’s password to access the laptop and told him what he needed to get into Dirk’s online account.


Chapter 30