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?

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And now she was left hanging again, wishing she was anywhere but sitting in the middle of traffic, wondering if the people she cared about were going to survive the night.


“How long do you think it would take us to get down to the docks?” she asked, studiously avoiding looking at Michelle.


“We could probably beat Derek there,” Michelle answered evenly. “Is that what you want to do?”


“Beat Derek there? No. But I would like to be there, just in case they need any extra help.” She risked a glance. “I owe Jess for getting me out of Sangre. I want to be there if he needs me.”


“Jesse told you he didn’t want you there,” Michelle reminded her.


“That was before everything he had planned started to unravel,” Emma argued. “I’m not stupid. I’m not going to storm the castle. That’s what Derek’s for. But I know for a fact Jesse wouldn’t sit back and do nothing if he thought for a second he could help. That’s all I’m asking for. A chance to be there, in case they need me.”


Chapter 64