Peters, Elizabeth - [Bliss 03] by KATHY

Author:KATHY [KATHY]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-11-05T00:59:57+00:00

The henchmen tossed our belongings back into the suitcases. Then there was an expectant pause.

They searched John first. Hans's pudgy fingers went over every inch of his body. He didn't complain until Hans messed up his exquisitely brushed hair. "Damn it, Hansel. . . . Don't overlook anything, I beg. What about the cyanide pill and the teeny-tiny knife wedged between my back molars?"

He opened his mouth to its widest extent. Hans was actually peering into the cavity when Max snapped, "Enough."

All eyes turned toward me. I stood up and untied the belt of my robe.

Max said sharply, "Turn your backs."

The henchmen exchanged eloquent glances, but obeyed. "You, too," Max said to John. His face preternaturally grave, John executed a smart right-about wheel and stood at attention, the back of his ruffled head fairly radiating amusement.

I took off my robe. In deference to Gus I was wearing the least revealing of my nightgowns. It bared my shoulders and arms and my legs below the knee—well, actually, below mid-thigh.

Max studied the exposed parts of me with shrinking fastidiousness. He was clearly torn between personal distaste and professional thoroughness, so I decided to help him out.

"How's this?" I asked, bunching up the gown in back and pulling it tight against my front.

Max looked relieved. "Yes, that is adequate. If you will turn . . ."

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