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  No Justice

  Croft Mob Family Book 6

  By Morgan Kelley

  Copyright © 2018* Morgan Kelley LLC

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  Content Advisory: This book is intended for mature audiences and contains, explicit sexual activity between various couples. This is considered an erotic thriller. If you are offended by sex or prefer no sexual details, you should stop reading now.

  © Copyright 2018 cover by Celestia Abraham

  Dear Reader,

  Since my books crossover a great deal, I recommend reading them as they are written. I tend to mention characters in books they don’t generally occur in, and later in the series, there are full crossovers.

  Some readers have contacted me for this list, and I figured I’d pass it on to the rest of you.

  While you can read the books by series only, it only enhances the reading experience if you go in order of how I wrote them. I tend to give away secrets…

  I’m sneaky like that.

  On the next page, I’ve given you the list.

  MK

  Here is the reading book order:

  The Killing Times (FBI)

  Sacred Burial Grounds (FBI)

  True Love Lost (FBI)

  Deep Dark Mire (FBI)

  Fire Burns Hot (FBI)

  Celestia is Falling (Croft & Croft)

  Darkness of Truth (FBI)

  Vegas is Dying (Croft)

  Devil hath Come (FBI)

  Christmas is Killing (Croft)

  Blood Red Rage (Littlemoon)

  Consumed by Wrath (FBI)

  Sinner Repent (Carter trilogy 1)

  Love is Bleeding (Croft)

  Lost & Broken (Littlemoon)

  Illegal Fantasies (Anthology 1)

  Redemption is Here (FBI)

  Sinner Realized (Carter trilogy 2)

  Romance Under Arrest (Anthology 2)

  Heaven is Weeping (Croft)

  Unthinkable Games (Littlemoon)

  Dead Shall Speak (FBI)

  Sinner Reborn (Carter trilogy 3)

  Pledging to Die (FBI)

  Hell is Burning (Croft)

  Truth is Found (Littlemoon)

  Slay Bells Ring (FBI)

  Holiday Reinforcements (Trilogy 3)

  Oracle Rising (Oracle)

  Past will Haunt (FBI Flashback 1)

  Choices will Destroy (FBI)

  Justice is Dead (Final croft book)

  Haven of Nightmares (Littlemoon)

  Blood Shall Run (FBI)

  Oracle Seeing (Oracle)

  Dark Justice (New Croft Series)

  Forbidden Secrets (Littlemoon)

  Act of Blood (FBI)

  Oracle Saving (Oracle)

  Stalked by the Past (FBI flashback 2 )

  Dying to Love (FBI)

  Lost Justice (Croft)

  Kiss of Souls ( Littlemoon) (FBI/Littlemoon crossover)

  Oracle Haunting (Oracle)

  Revenge has Come (FBI)

  Paid Justice (Croft)

  Wedding of our Dreams: Steele and Dante

  Lost Souls (Littlemoon) Sept 2017

  Discarded by Fate (FBI)October 2017

  Atonement (Hunter Mercenary) November 2017

  It’s Good to be the Boss (Romance Anthology 1) November 2017

  Dawn of Evil (FBI) Jan 2018

  Dead are Forgotten (FBI) Jan 2018

  True Justice (Croft/FBI crossover) Feb 2018

  Love Knows No Bounds (FBI) Valentine’s Day 2018

  Mob Justice (Croft Mob) March 2018

  Curses Found (Littlemoon) April 2018

  Absolution (Hunter Mercenary) May 2018

  All the King’s Henchmen (FBI) June 2018

  Honor Thy Anger (FBI) July 2018

  No Justice (Croft Mob) August 2018

  Secret Shame (Littlemoon) Sept 2018

  All the Queen’s Men (FBI) October 2018

  Amends (Hunter Mercenary) Nov 2018

  It’s Good to be Loved (Romance Antho) Nov 2018

  Wicked Hunt (Tueur) Dec 2018

  Angel of Death (FBI Christmas) 2018

  Cause of Death (FBI Flashback) 2019

  Time of Death (FBI Flashback) 2019

  Manner of Death FBI Valentine’s Day 2019

  Oracle Hunting (Oracle) Feb 2019

  Harcourte books do not cross over and can be read anytime.

  Dangerous Revelations

  Dangerous Choices

  Dangerous Misery

  Dangerous Retaliation

  Dangerous Influence

  Dangerous Sacrifice

  Dangerous Destruction

  ~~~~ About the Author ~~~~

  Morgan Kelley lives in the beautiful Pocono Mountains with her husband and two children. After attending college at Penn State University and studying Criminal Justice, Morgan knew her only true passion in life would be murder and books. She put them both together and began her career as a writer. Other than books and writing, you can find Morgan hanging out in her garden and digging in the dirt.

  Her other works include: The Junction, Serial Sins, The Blood Betrayal, The Killing Times (1), Sacred Burial Grounds (2), True Love Lost (3), Deep Dark Mire (4), Fire Burns Hot (5), Darkness of Truth (6), Devil Hath Come (7), Consumed by Wrath (8), Redemption is Here (9), Dead Shall Speak (10), Pledging to Die (11), Slay Bells Ring (12), Past will Haunt (13), Choices will Destroy (14), Blood shall Run (15), Act of Blood (16), Stalked by the Past (17), Dying to Love (18), Revenge has Come (19), Discarded by Fate (20), Dawn of Evil (21)Blood Red Rage (1) Lost & Broken (2), Unthinkable Games (3), Truth is Found (4), Haven of Nightmares (5), Forbidden Secrets (6), Kiss of Souls (7), Lost Souls (8), Celestia is Falling (1), Vegas is Dying (2), Christmas is Killing (3), Love is Bleeding (4), Heaven is Weeping (5), Hell is Burning (6), Justice is Dead (7), Dark Justice (1), Lost Justice (2), Paid Justice (3), Wedding of our Dreams: Dante and Steele (3.5) Dangerous Revelations (1), Dangerous Choices (2), Dangerous Misery (3), Dangerous Retaliation (4), Dangerous Influence (5), Dangerous Sacrifice (6), Sinner Repent (1), Sinner Realized (2), Sinner Reborn (3), Oracle Rising (1), Oracle Seeing (2), Oracle Saving (3), Oracle Haunting, (4), Atonement (1), Illegal Fantasies (Anthology 1), Romance Under Arrest (Anthology 2), and Holiday Reinforcements (Anthology 3), It’s Good to be the Boss (1).

  Please feel free to visit Morgan at her website: www.morgankelley.com, email her [email protected] or visit her blog at www.morgankelley.blogspot.com or her website at www.morgankelley.com.

  Spin-off series of ‘The Croft & Croft romance adventures’.

  Celestia is Falling

  Vegas is Dying

  Christmas is Killing

  Love is Bleeding

  Heaven is Weeping

  Hell is burning

  Justice is Dead

  Dark Justice

  Lost Justice

  Paid Justice

  True Justice

 
; Mob Justice

  No Justice

  If you want love, Dimitri, sometimes—you have to cross the line.

  Poppy Wayne…you knew he was a caveman. What did you expect?

  My name is Greyson Croft…

  V egas has been one hell of a roller coaster as it has been turned upside down, and there is nothing I can do about it. I’ve tried to keep this damn city on track—or get it back on track—but it’s a runaway train, careening out of control.

  That’s clear now.

  Everything that we battled has come to a head, and the whole world has gone screwy. The commissioner, a supposed good guy, is a bad guy. The bad guys, us, are actually the good guys. No one saw it coming when the man, who was running the LVPD, bailed and became the full-fledged bad guy.

  Jesus.

  I need a scorecard to keep track of all of this.

  I never saw this coming. I assumed he’d play cop and try to make my world a holy mess, but he actually switched teams.

  Now, I have to do the same.

  This is…inconvenient.

  Why?

  Because I pride myself on seeing everything coming at me, and I never saw this one coming.

  Never.

  Now, I’m overwhelmed.

  I’m only one-man, and, hard as I try, I can’t save the world from itself. It’s been a hard lesson to learn, but I’ve had to come to grips with that. Honestly, it’s something I never thought I’d say to anyone—let alone say to myself.

  I haven’t given up hope.

  I’m just confused as hell.

  I’m not sure what’s going on around me. Word on the street is that there’s a shitstorm coming, and that I’m the only one who can keep this city righted.

  Talk about pressure.

  As the good guys, masquerading as the bad guys, I thought this would be so much easier than it has been. We’ve lost people along the way.

  We’ve shed senseless blood.

  I’m beginning to wonder if it was worth the effort. When we watched Dimitri’s heart break—again—I began to think this was all on me.

  My fault.

  My sins.

  I don’t know how much more I can give in this battle. Before, it was cut-and-dry.

  Now?

  Yeah, not so much.

  In Sin City, everything is for sale, including your soul. I’ve held onto mine for as long as I can. Now, it looks like that might be the price I have to pay.

  Is it too much?

  I don’t know.

  All I do know is that we’re all feeling it. I’m far from alone on this one.

  My wife…she’s on the cusp of giving birth, and she’s stressing it too. She’s full, ripe with child, and the stress that she’s carrying worries me. She’s refused to go down without a fight, but as a man—a father-to-be—that’s a lot to swallow.

  If anything happens to her…

  I will destroy it all.

  I nearly lost her when she was stabbed in the heart, and I nearly had to say goodbye to my woman. Now, I’m hovering. It is irritating me, so I know it has to be bugging the hell out of her.

  But still…

  How much more can she take?

  I’m watching her growing a child, recovering from being stabbed in the chest, and I worry that someday, she’s going to blame me for this mess.

  How can she not?

  After all, I brought her here, and we made this city our home.

  I made her love me, made her leave her job, and gave her this shitty burden to carry—all of the while, promising to fight the good fight.

  Bullshit.

  We aren’t fighting anything but an avalanche that’s likely going to bury us.

  This is where I feel guilty as sin.

  My love of justice, my need to fight for the underdog, and my love of my badge has put us here.

  ME.

  Don’t get me wrong…

  I love justice. I do. I fight for it each day, promising not to give up, but it’s getting harder each and every second when I see my family suffering.

  They really are.

  What would I sacrifice for the people I love along the way?

  It’s a good question.

  Would I give up my marriage?

  My child?

  My soul?

  It’s becoming more and more difficult to walk away from this city as I struggle to answer these questions with honesty.

  I’m torn between right and wrong.

  I’m balanced on the cusp of faltering.

  Vegas is becoming a cancerous tumor that can’t be cut out of me. It’s now such an integral part of me that it’s consuming me alive.

  In the end, I fear there won’t be a survivor.

  It will take me down.

  Like cancer, it’s only a matter of time. The truth hurts, but I have to be realistic.

  Right?

  I mean, what’s left but the realization that this city is falling apart, and I can’t save it?

  More importantly, how much more will my wife take as we fight for it?

  Plus, she’s not the only one I worry about. My best friend is barely hanging in there. Dimitri isn’t doing well.

  No, that’s an understatement.

  He’s barely holding on, and that scares the shit out of me. What more can Dimitri take before he loses it?

  God knows he’s close.

  I can’t be angry about it either, and I can’t blame him. I can’t even begin to put myself in his shoes.

  What he’s just lived through is staggering.

  He was forced to see his girlfriend, the woman he loves, being raped. We were minutes too late, and because of that, Poppy Wayne went down to her stalker.

  She paid the price, and now, he is too.

  We walked in on something so atrocious, and we, for the first time in a long time, can’t fix it.

  Listen, I have money—more than God.

  I can buy salvation with a donation to a church, but I can’t buy back what was taken from her. God knows I would in a heartbeat.

  I can’t solve this one.

  That kills me.

  After all, people come to us to fix their problems. They come to us to help when the law can’t, and we let a killer get his hands on Poppy.

  We let a serial murderer, a rapist, take her down.

  No.

  There is no ‘WE’ in Vegas. We all know that. There is ONLY me.

  I let a killer get her.

  This is my burden to carry.

  That guilt.

  That shame.

  That pain…

  I carry it on my shoulders, ALONE, because as the head of this family, as the head of the Vegas mob, I should have been able to protect our people first.

  Family first, right?

  Isn’t that our motto?

  Our creed?

  Isn’t that what I’ve told everyone around us that in their darkest hour, they can count on that?

  Yes, yes, I did.

  Well, I dropped the ball.

  What did my slipup get Poppy Wayne? I’ll tell you what it got her.

  It got her raped.

  On top of that, as if that’s not the biggest horror of them all, now she’s a target for Jeffrey Raye.

  Yes, you heard me right.

  The man, so sick, so twisted, so vile, is gunning for a rape victim.

  WHAT?

  THE?

  HELL?

  How wrong is that?

  This is proof of how sick he is.

  Jeffrey Raye has made it his mission to make Poppy’s life a living hell for daring to stand up to him.

  Yeah, that’s all kinds of wrong.

  Oh, but it’s worse.

  While we could protect her here beside us, now we can’t. She’s gone. Yeah, apparently, she doesn’t trust that we can keep her safe.

  Oh, the irony.

  Sadly, she’s right.

  As of now, Poppy has vanished from the face of the Earth, and we can’t track her no matter what I do. I�
��ve thrown money at it, I’ve dug into favors in Vegas, and nada.

  What good are we?

  I have a thief.

  A burglar.

  Muscle.

  A tech wizard.

  Oh, and money, and I, for the life of me, can’t find a cop anywhere in this godforsaken town.

  Yes, this is bad for all of us, but especially for Dimitri. He’s wallowing in his own self-pity, and no one can save him from it.

  I’ve tried.

  Only, what more can we do? The team…we don’t know how to find her, and we don’t know where to even begin to look.

  Poppy is nowhere.

  She’s ghosted the family.

  Yet, believe it or not, at the moment, that’s my secondary issue.

  What could be more important than finding a rape victim before an ex-crooked cop gets to her?

  A pissed off, dangerous Russian.

  Dimitri is angry.

  Oh, that’s an understatement.

  In fact, I’ve never seen him this pissed at anyone, and that’s saying a lot. He’s killed a lot of people, his sister was blown-up, and yet, I’ve never seen him this filled with simmering rage.

  He no longer looks at me with love.

  I’m no longer his confidant.

  Instead, I’m the bane of his existence. I not only led a family to the point of destroying his, but I’ve allowed his woman to be hurt.

  Yeah, I’m an asshole.

  Our families are on the cusp of division, and there’s nothing I can do about it.

  How do I ask him to protect my wife and family when I couldn’t return the favor?

  Natasha went down on my watch.

  Poppy, now, too.

  Asking him to do his job is shitty, and what kind of hypocrite does that make me?

  I’ll tell you what kind.

  A huge, asshole hypocrite, who hates the choices he’s made in the last two years. Every day for the last few weeks, I wake-up, I get dressed, and I search for his woman.

  It’s nonstop.

  It’s a vicious cycle.

  I can’t even enjoy the last few weeks of Emma’s pregnancy. I’m filled with an urgency that I need to find Poppy so I can go back to living.

  We are all on hold.

  Our lives.