Danger lurks around every corner and police officer Eddie Scarlett needs to stay focused on capturing a serial killer before someone else dies. A hot, sexy, blue eyed stranger is not a distraction he can afford ... or can he? Eddie Scarlett, one of NYC's finest cops, is a tarnished hero. According to the scum on the street, Eddie is handsome, hot, and dangerous, but he has a heart as black as death. He’s called a back alley cop because he does undercover work for the NYPD, making him familiar with every back alley in the city. When a crime spree breaks out, Eddie meets what he thinks is a whore with beautiful blue eyes. During their first encounter, they slam together like two taxis on Broadway. Before their relationship can even get started, Eddie has to go undercover. It’s the kind of case that will test the resolve of a tough cop, forcing Eddie to forget his blue-eyed lover, his own identity, and even his common sense to melt into the city’s back alleys and capture a master killer wielding a cold blade.

Tarnished Hero

After carefully checking the room numbers he found it, and ran until he stood quietly outside the room with his back plastered to the wall, looking up and down the corridor, afraid some doctor or nurse would come along and tell him to get out. Finally, he turned, looked through the glass panel in the door, and saw Eddie hooked up to tubes, and his chest covered with bandages. His eyes widened, because at that moment the truth crashed down upon him, reminding him of the tiny, unfamiliar voice that said nothing except the name of the funeral home. The creep, whoever he was, knew that Adam would show up and single Eddie out for them so they could close in. Stupid fool that he was, he had played right into their hands.


Chapter 25