Chapter 58

“Too bad. I was all prepared to slip a few dollars into your g-string.” She came back around me and looked into my face. Another giggle spilled from her garish lips. “Relax, sweetie, relax. Your cheeks look about as red as a spanked fanny. I was only joking. Oh, not about the ‘marked’ part, but about the ‘stripping’ part.”

A sigh of relief practically erupted from me. “Magenta—I mean, Olga—what the hell are you talking about? I simply came in for some books and—”

“Does this birthmark run in your family? All the males, correct?”

Frozen needles of fear prickled my spine. “H-how did you know?”

This time, she sighed, but in exasperation. “Once again, you weren’t listening, were you? I told you, the vibrations neverlie to me.”

“Oh, I heard you, I just don’t have a bloody clue what you’re telling me. Are you saying that vibrations are talking to you about my birthmark?”

“Of course. When I held your hand a moment ago, theyspoke quite clearly.”