Beauty is in the eye of the master ...<br><br>Gideon Keel and Jesse Madding have seen dozens of gruesome crime scenes over the years, but nothing compares to the latest discovery -- a body put on horrific display. Clues in the apartment indicate that while the woman expired, party guests enjoyed rich caviar and expensive champagne. But there are no other clues about the victim or the culprits.<br><br>Empath Emma Coolidge is determined to save her sister from the same monsters Gideon and Jesse are hunting. And she’ll do anything for the two men who rescued her from a similar fate. The three plan a sting operation to infiltrate the small group of "art connoisseurs" by sadistically turning Jesse into a living work of art, but will it be enough to save Chicago from more vicious murders in the name of beauty?

Unveiled

The movement drew Gideon’s attention, and his heavy gaze crawled downward, lingering on Jesse’s trapped legs for seconds before returning the journey back to where his wrists were bound behind him. “You’re going to be stiff in more than one way,” he mused. His eyes flickered upward, and Jesse’s followed, both men looking at the hook in the ceiling. “I should probably do something about that.”


Jesse nearly squirmed, eager to forget all about the reasons why he was encased in plaster. But despite the hunger in Gideon’s eyes, he continued scraping and cutting, revealing Jesse’s body inch by inch. His hips, his ass, the back of his thighs. Each time Gideon cleared a piece away, he ran his cool fingers over Jesse’s heated skin until he shivered. Finally, there was enough room for Jesse to straighten his knees, but his lower legs were still trapped.


Chapter 38