The Espionage Effect by Kat Bastion & Stone Bastion

Author:Kat Bastion & Stone Bastion [Bastion, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Kat Bastion and Stone Bastion
Published: 2015-07-12T16:00:00+00:00

We exited the wine cellar through the same roughhewn wooden door and slipped back into the hall. Alec casually held the wine bottle in one hand as he wove his fingers together with mine with his other. Before we moved from our spot, he stared down the long corridor from where we’d originally come, flicked a quick glance toward both corners nearest us, then looked at me. He paused and took a deep breath as his eyes searched mine. His brows twitched together, and his lips parted.

I leaned closer, sensing that he hesitated, like he struggled to express something rare and important.

Suddenly, soft laughter chimed out from down the hall, then quickly grew louder.

“Bingo.” His expression instantly blanked, and he gave a decisive nod. Then he tugged me toward the sound. When only two yards remained between us and the end of the corridor, a couple in their midthirties appeared. The man pressed her against the wall, then kissed her until her body grew lax and she groaned.

I nudged Alec, whispering. “Part of the plan?”

He gave a slight headshake. “Fortunate coincidence.”

“Gotta love those,” I murmured. My vacation had been sprinkled with plenty of them where he’d been concerned.

Alec cleared his throat as we approached.

The man spun around, then chivalrously blocked his woman from sight behind him.

“Care for some wine on your adventure?” Alec asked.

The woman pushed her man aside, peeking out from behind him.

Alec tugged on my hand again, strolling us a few steps forward. “We ‘borrowed’ this from the wine cellar. But my date insists she’s had enough.”

Deciding to play the part, I swayed on my feet, wrapped an arm around Alec’s midsection, and nestled my cheek in the dip under his collarbone. “The world’s still spinning.”

The man barked out a laugh, then glanced at his companion who’d moved from behind her noble guard to stand beside him. She held out her hand, reaching toward us. “We’d love to have the bottle.” Her Spanish accent was thick, her voice throaty in a sexy way. “Gracias.”

“De nada,” Alec replied, tipping his head in a nod as he handed over our pilfered goods. Then he gestured his arm out toward the right, and the four of us meandered down that direction together.

Alec edged closer to the man, whispering. “I believe if you keep going, Escobar’s bedrooms are that way.”

The man’s eyes gleamed. “With as many rooms as he has, one is bound to be unoccupied.”

“Save a room for us,” Alec replied lightheartedly and gave him a friendly clap on the shoulder.

The couple snuck deeper into Escobar’s home, laughing for a brief second before loud shushing, then giggles, then silence.

We encountered another hallway at the same instant deep-toned shouts echoed off the hard surfaces from an unknown direction. Alec swept me into his arms and spun me, ducking us down the corridor, out of sight. An alcove recessed into the wall on the right, and we slipped into its shadows. I pressed against another roughhewn door as Alec edged in, flush against the narrow wall adjacent to the hall, both of us barely camouflaged in the shallow space.

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