Gunshots waken Ian Tunbridge, an assistant curator of classical antiquities at the British Museum, on his first day on a dig in California. The only way to save his life is to run for it, but luck is not on his side. At least, not until he meets Lucas Arpini, the brash American photographer who seems to have some sort of clue what’s going on. Together, they’re supposed to be the tools in finding an artifact nobody believes is real -- nobody, that is, except Lucas and the man kidnaps them both.<br><br>Ian doesn’t know what to believe. His colleagues are dead, he’s injured, and he has no choice but to put his faith in a gorgeous stranger. Their escape should lead them straight to the police, but when Lucas shows him pieces of the puzzle they were meant to solve, Ian is too intrigued to walk away. He wants to solve the riddle as badly as Lucas does.<br><br>Unfortunately, they aren’t the only ones ...

Riddle Me Wicked

Lucas stared at him. “You did not just say that.”


“I don’t believe in jinxes,” Ian replied with a smile. “And I’m serious. I’m not breaking and entering, I’m not stealing something that doesn’t belong to me. I know everybody who works at the museum, so if I spy anyone who shouldn’t be there after hours, I’ll take advantage of the fact that I also know everywhere there is to hide in the building until it’s safe to get out again.” He held up a hand to cut Lucas off. “But it’s not going to be dangerous, because we’ve done everything absolutely right. You confirmed the electronic trail your friends are leaving in New York, right?”


“Sultis isn’t going to be happy with bread crumbs.”


“Yes, he will, because bread crumbs are still better than nothing.”


“I just think you’re going to need me.”


Chapter 53