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

“We’re going to need more paint then.” Emma rose to her feet, backing for the door without taking her eyes off him. “Gideon should…practice sculpting while I’m gone.”


“Oh, no worries there,” Gideon said.


She nodded, her hand fumbling behind her for the door knob. After several tries, she found it, and she turned and fled from the room.


“I don’t know if I should be relieved or sorry she left,” Jesse murmured.


Broad hands came around his chest, pinching his already taut nipples. “You do know she’s not buying paint, right?” Gideon bit at Jesse’s neck, his blunt teeth moving from spot to spot, finding fresh patches of skin to torture. “I’ll lay odds she’s in the shower already, with her hand between those lovely thighs of hers.”


Jesse caught his breath. “Was she…that worked up?”


“Aren’t you?” A hand stole down Jesse’s stomach, stopping at the edge of the molding. “I know you’re hard, Jess. I can smell it. And if I know, you can bet she picked up on it.”


Chapter 37