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“I think I already know.”
“You do, huh?”
“If you’re taking these tips seriously, they must be coming from a source high up the chain. Either that or someone who’s able to whisper in the right ears.”
Leo doesn’t answer. His jaw ticks as he stares at me.
“What I can’t figure is how a Boston cop has so much sway here in Chicago?”
Leo shakes his head, a grin tugging at the corner of his mouth. “You’re fuckin’ unbelievable.”
Looks like my instincts were spot on; Mia’s husband somehow has a hand in this mess. “You know I’ll find out anyway.”
“Well, not from me. I ain’t sayin’ a damn thing.”
I edge closer, crowding his personal space. “He have links to your department or something?”
He shakes his head, every bit as pissed about being here, going through these motions, as I am about having the Chicago fucking PD in my family’s casino.
I look around the lobby, counting the number of cops I can see. “You know this is a waste of your goddamn time, Leo. You know our warehouses and our casino are clean, yet you and three of your—”
“Four,” he interrupts me, tone full of annoyance. “Four of my guys they got on this.”
I arch an eyebrow. Looks like I’ll need to push his buttons a little more. “You and four of your guys are wasting time in here when you could be doing some actual police work. So tell me what the hell this cop has on your captain to make shit like this happen?”
Leo scowls. “Not the captain.” As far as Leo is concerned, Captain Ortega is a fucking modern-day hero.
“The chief?”
He hikes his thumb up, indicating this goes higher.
I frown. “Superintendent Keane?”
“His deputy.” He gives me a wry smile. “But you ain’t never heard that from me.”
I choke down a laugh. “You’re a closed book, Leo.”
“Yeah? Well I got work to do, Mr. Moretti,” he says as one of his officers wanders over.
Taking the hint, I step back. “Of course, Detective. Please make sure you and your men clean up after yourselves when you leave my family’s establishment.”
My jaw clenches at the sight of Max and Joey huddled together near the elevators. Whatever he whispers in her ear makes her laugh, and the sound of her joy has me grinding my teeth. What the fuck is wrong with me? She’s my baby sister, I want her to be happy. Fuck, I threatened to feed Max his balls if he ever did anything to make her unhappy. But why the hell must I be constantly surrounded by couples so sickeningly in love?
Seeing me approach, Joey gives me a triumphant smile. “They’re clearing out of here in a few minutes. They found nothing. Assholes.”
“Yeah.” I glance around to make sure none of the officers are within earshot. “It seems a certain Boston cop has the ear of the deputy superintendent, and that’s why we’ve had two raids in two days. We need to double-check that everything connected to Moretti Holdings is one hundred percent clean. Once they realize we have nothing to hide, they’ll back off. There’s only a finite amount of manpower they can waste on leads that go nowhere.”
Max nods. “Everything’s clean, but I’ll make some extra checks.”
“A Boston cop?” Joey says with a frown. “You think Mia’s husband’s behind this?”
“Absolutely. He somehow has the ear of the deputy super, and I want to know why.”
“I’ll look into it,” Max assures me.
Deep in thought, Joey chews on her lip. “Do you think Mia knows anything about their connection?”
“No, I think she’d have mentioned it. Either way, she doesn’t need to know about this yet. She’ll only worry herself sick.”
