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

It wasn’t until then that Fey realized Dirk had been shot, albeit minimally. She insisted he take off his shirt so she could check the wound. “You’ll live,” she declared then frowned. “Looks like you’ve been shot before,” she said, touching the scar on his bicep.


“Shot, stabbed a couple of times, so this is nothing.”


“Yeah, well I’m still putting something on it.” She dug through a pile of cleaning rags on a shelf, finding one that she could tie around Dirk’s arm. “Nurse Fey at your service,” she said when he thanked her. “But next time, try not to get shot. Okay?”


He chuckled as he put on his shirt again. “I’ll try.”


“You owe me hazard pay,” Dirk said the next morning as he handed Mr. Powell the necklace.


“So I gather. You’re little escapade made the news. Hopefully you managed to cover your tracks.”


“Good.” Powell frowned as he looked at the bandage on Dirk’s arm. “What did you do to yourself?”


Chapter 36