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

With a laugh, Galvez replied, “Never was, never would be.”


“You know who Lucas Nicaud is?” When Dirk nodded, Galvez told him, “I worked for him and infiltrated Pichot’s gang looking for a way to put Pichot out of business. Sort of like you were doing from what I found out later. Only you were the law. I was Nicaud’s man.”


“Again, why should he believe you?” Maverick asked.


“I could put him in touch with Nicaud to verify my…credentials, but that would be more than my life is worth. Mr. Nicaud and I had a…shall we say a falling out about a year ago. He wasn’t too happy when I decided I’d had enough and wanted out.” Galvez waved away the waitress when she approached to take his empty plate.


“Cartel bosses never are,” Dirk said dryly. “So you decided to come out here?”


Chapter 45