Edge of the Enforcer

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under her breath barely loud enough for him to hear.
     
    DEVRIES WATCHED HER grab her purse and leave, his annoyance almost mitigated by how pretty she was when she was ticked off.
    Such an easy-to-read face. She’d tried to conceal her fear and anger, and failed. He chewed on the inside of his cheek. If she couldn’t hide those, she wasn’t much of a con artist. Dammit, all his instincts insisted she was a nice person.
    And yet, she wasn’t who she said she was.
    Simon gave him a level stare. “Don’t screw with my staff.”
    DeVries considered staying silent, but his boss needed the truth. “Lindsey Adair doesn’t exist—at least not prior to a few months ago.”
    “I already knew that.” Simon leaned a hip against Mrs. Martinez’s desk, which the nonexistent girl had left spotless.
    “But—” Seeing the smoldering anger in Simon’s eyes, deVries reconsidered. The Dom had a protective streak a mile wide. “Got it. You know, I figured she was rich.”
    Simon lifted an eyebrow. “I’m rich. Does that mean we can’t be friends?”
    “Jesus.” The next time he had Simon in the ring, he might just beat the hell out of him…or try, at least. Simon had retired from full-contact martial arts, but he hadn’t lost any of his skills. “I saw her place, and no receptionist could afford that. She even admitted she married her ex for his money.”
    “You jumped to conclusions, Zander, which isn’t like you.” Simon shook his head. “You know, when I attempted to give her an advance on her salary, she said she wouldn’t take something she hadn’t earned. And she doesn’t live in the condo anymore.”
    “She moved? To where?”
    “None of your business, is it?”
    As Simon walked away, deVries scowled after him. What a goat fuck, and he’d created it himself. Why had he assumed the worst about the girl?
    Nonetheless, she was lying about who she was. Why?
    Could she be in some trouble? DeVries walked into his office and booted up a different search program. Damned if he’d leave a mess like this behind him, especially if Simon sent him out of town again. People didn’t always return from a mission.

Chapter Six
    DeVries found Lindsey’s apartment building without any problem except mounting disbelief. The brick structure looked like it had been built before America was discovered. What the fuck was she doing living in this rat-infested part of town?
    Scowling, he circled the block looking for a place to park. No parking garage. Or lot. Only street parking. Jesus Christ .
    The entry wasn’t locked. He walked past graffiti-covered metal community mailboxes, over ripped carpet, and stopped at the elevators. One was out of service. The other… Not being stupid, he took the stairs.
    On the fourth floor, he could hear the televisions from each apartment. Smelled as if someone had used the far wall for a urinal. With a grunt of disgust, he knocked on her door.
    No sound from inside. He couldn’t call her—she had no listed phone number. He knocked louder. Nothing. Hell.
    A Goth-attired teen hurried past him down the hall. She had enough piercings he had to wonder what her parents were thinking.
    “Hey, kid.”
    The girl skidded to a halt. “What?”
    “Lindsey live here?” Assuming she wasn’t using a different name here too.
    Almost dancing with impatience, the girl said, “Uh-huh. Her and Francois. Only she’s not there now.”
    Hell of a name, Francois . And Tex had pretty fucking bad taste in men if this was what her lover could afford. Why the step down in life? Step down? Hell, she’d fallen straight to the basement.
    He was missing something here. Had to be. Annoyance turned his voice to a growl. “You know where she is?”
    “Dakota got chased up a tree. Lindsey went to get him.”
    DeVries gave a snort of exasperation even as he mentally kicked himself. Yeah, the Texan was a real mercenary bitch—dashing off to rescue a cat. I’m an idiot.
    The girl opened the door across from

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