Chapter 19
Kord
Approaching family in matters like these was not one of Kord’s favorite assignments. It was one part of the job he was glad to leave behind when he went into undercover work. Now that he’d left the police force, he felt as if he were missing something. Sure, working undercover was more dangerous but it was exciting and fed Kord’s desire for living on the edge. A desire which had diminished over time but still reared its head now and then. Maybe, he reasoned, Jimmy’s reappearance brought that edge back to his world. It could explain why he was drawn to the kid.
The woman who answered the door to the rowhome in Port Richmond wasn’t the frowsy housewife Kord was expecting. From her expression she seemed really pleased that Kord was lots more than she expected.
“Mrs. Leahy?
