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

Dirk had just made the turn onto Colorado when they heard the sound of sirens.


“Miss something?” Maverick asked, looking back over his shoulder the way they’d come.


“Always a possibility, but…” Dirk glanced in the rearview mirror. “Not this time.”


Two police cars roared past them and continued on down Colorado.


“Now we celebrate!” Fey proclaimed.


“You three can. I have to take this,” he patted the backpack, “to the Powells and then finish off my shift.”


Mr. Powell was not only impressed by the fact Dirk and his team had managed to complete their first job, he was ecstatic with the extras that Dirk brought back. “I’m going to give you forty percent of what I can sell these for,” he promised Dirk.


Chapter 34