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

In the interim, Maverick made coffee while Dirk went online to do the research he’d promised on the three cities they were considering.


At one point, Dirk frowned. “Looks like there’s no escaping the cartels unless we move to the middle of nowhere.”


Maverick came over to look. “Mexican ones,” he pointed out. “At least if we head to the north-west. The guy who came after you said Pichot was allied with the Columbians.”


“Speaking of which,” Fey said, “did the cops catch the bastard for the robbery? I haven’t been watching the news.”


“We have.” Maverick smiled maliciously. “According to one reporter, the burglar was caught because he dropped his cell phone. When the cops arrived at the motel where he was staying, he denied all knowledge of the burglary and claimed he’d been kidnapped and later dropped off behind the motel.”


Chapter 66