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

A young woman who seemed barely old enough to be out of college took his statement, forcing him to repeat everything he had told McKendree downstairs. She asked more pointed questions than the inspector had, though mercifully, only those meant to expound on the details he’d already provided. Ian went through the process, taking his time to ensure he said nothing that would make matters worse. He was anxious to find out what had happened to Lucas, but he could only ask once he was done.


The stairwell door opened again. Ian only glanced over out of reflex, but the sight of Lucas following McKendree into the room had him sitting up noticeably straighter, enough for Simm, the constable taking his report, to pause.


Chapter 62