Vigilante Kings: The Complete Series (Devil's Dozen Box Sets Book 3) by King Harlow & Chance Eva

Author:King, Harlow & Chance, Eva
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ink Spark Press
Published: 2023-11-18T00:00:00+00:00

The spa I found myself in the next morning definitely didn’t look like a front for violent criminal activities. The chair I sat in was all creamy leather like the others spaced around the waiting room. Potted flowers let off a sweet scent from the marble reception counter. Gentle strains of new age music filtered through the air. But who knew what lay behind the posh front?

I’d been able to book a couple of basic services as a walk-in customer, settling on a facial and a pedicure. The cheerful woman behind the counter had assured me it’d only be fifteen minutes before my pedicure would start. I intended to make maximum use of those minutes.

First, I took out my phone, pretending I was texting a friend. Instead, I snapped several pictures of the waiting room, channeling Dexter’s commitment to visual records.

I kept my ears pricked for any conversations around me, but when the receptionist murmured into her phone, it was only to book appointments, and the middle-aged woman sitting across from me appeared to be immersed in her book. Most of the staff worked beyond the doors at the other end of the waiting room. Hopefully I’d find out more once I got back there.

Hopefully this really was connected to that shell corporation and the guys hadn’t simply tricked me into a pampering session.

A young woman peeked past the door and called to the other inhabitant of the waiting room. As the avid reader left the room, I resisted the urge to squirm in my seat. There was nothing I could examine here without looking very strange to the receptionist, who showed no signs of leaving her post.

The outer door swung open with a soft chime. A woman who appeared to be in her thirties, with a trim dress suit and her hair in a loose bun, strode up to the counter as if she’d been here dozens of times before and knew exactly what she wanted.

“I’m here to get the Eve’s Special,” she said in a low voice, as if she didn’t like the idea of being overheard.

The Eve’s Special? I didn’t remember seeing anything with that name when I’d scanned the list of treatments. I picked up the brochure the receptionist had handed me and paged through it more carefully, but there was no mention of it there.

“Of course,” the receptionist said smoothly. “I’m sure we can fit you in.”

Did her voice sound a little stiffer than before? She motioned the woman to one of the chairs without giving her a time estimate or mentioning payment. That was definitely weird, right?

Gathering my boldness, I got up and approached the counter again. “Hey,” I said, aiming for a casual but confident tone. “That special she asked for—what does that involve? I didn’t see it on the list.”

I thought the receptionist’s smile looked stiffer than the one she’d offered me before too. “Unfortunately we only offer that treatment to regular clients of a particular standing. If you make a habit of enjoying our services, one of our staff will let you know when you qualify.

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