Chapter 26

“Why you?”

I smiled grimly. “I have nothing to lose, you do. I don’t think your bosses would look too kindly on you going off the reservation on a personal vendetta.”

“If it stops Durant’s sex ring…”

“After the fact they might agree, but how would you explain being off their radar for however long it takes us to catch him, and to find out if he’s the one who killed Kyler—or if he sent one of his people to do it?”

“You have a point, I guess. On the other hand, I’m not letting you go off on your own. Like you said, you might need backup. Lorne’s going to feel the same way, so keep your personal feelings for him out of this.”

“I will.” A promise I hoped I could keep.

Lorne came back and we left. He was silent on the way home, occasionally glancing at me but that’s it. It wasn’t until we got to his place that he said, “If you plan on going undercover at that motel, or any of them, I’m coming with you. Not to the motel, but to the city.”