Page 22 of Intense
“No. God, no. You think I have a death wish?”
I chuckle.
“I don’t know. Looking at you, maybe.” The smirk on my lips sharpens.
“Now. Give me the name.”
“It was our Sergeant, Peter. He got an anonymous tip. Evidence came in. He had to act on it—for the sake of the precinct. I would have stopped it if I knew. I didn’t find out until after the order was given.”
I scoff.
“Evidence? That shit wasn’t real. And a heads-up? Where the fuck was that?”
He clears his throat again, voice thinner now.
“We know it was all bullshit. Hence why you’re walking out of here. I’m sorry, Finn. It won’t happen again.”
“Hmm. So do I need a word with Peter?”
I lean forward and tap my fingers on his desk.
We have a deal with the department—and enough blackmail to end most of their careers.
He shakes his head.
“He knows now. I’ve spoken to him.”
I roll my eyes.
“You gonna find out who tipped them off? I need to know who my enemies are to keep us all fuckin’ safe, Commissioner.”
My tone drops.
That’s part of the deal.
I remove the problems in this state.
They keep the cleanest record across the U.S.
In return, they turn a blind eye to our business.
But this arrest? Fucking bullshit. And he knows it.
“Was it a British man?” I ask.
“We don’t know, Finn. We’re working on it.”
Arthur Bowen is the first suspect to my mind. A family vendetta that dates back to our fathers. Conan killed their youngest son, James, in an underground cage fight before we moved to America. And now their eldest, Arthur, despite murdering my father, is still out for blood. Which is my issue to resolve.
I swore an end to the Bowen family in London years ago. And maybe, this is his fucked up way of proving he can still get to the Quinn brothers. Even if we have gotten rid of every man he has brought into our state.
Tim pulls out a brown folder from his drawer and slides it across to me.
“Everything we got is here. The best we can find right now is a link to Ohio.”
I scratch my jaw. Hmm. I was wrong. It’s not the Bowens. Arguably this is worse.
I fucking knew this wouldn’t be the end of it.
