Prescription: Makeover - Jessica Andersen 5 стр.


CAST OF CHARACTERS

William CaineThe FBI agent turned medical investigator would rather work alone than risk the lives of the people around him, as he seeks to bring down a murderous medical conspiracy called The Nine.

Einstein (Ike) RomboutHighly claustrophobic and rebelIious, Ike is a trained computer hacker who has her own reasons for going after The Nineand good luck to the man who tries to get in her way.

Michael GrosskillThe Nine have someone on the inside of the FBI. Could it be Williams former boss?

Maximilian VasekThe cofounder of Vasek & Caine Investigations has a new wife to protect when things get ugly.

Raine MontgomeryMaxs wife and Ike have never seen eye to eye.

Lukas KupferHis research on muscular dystrophy is poised for a revolutionary breakthrough. Is he the conspirators next target, or is he one of them?

Dominic FirenzettiKupfers former partner has a shady past.

Sandy AlbrechtKupfers head lab tech loves to gossip. Could she have revealed sensitive information to the wrong person?

Dekker SmithSandys boyfriend checks outat least on the surface.

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Makeover

Jessica

Andersen

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To Kathryn Huse, for saving my bacon

with the loan of a laptop.

This ones all for you.

Contents

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter One

Ive never met anyone like you before. Zed Brimleys dark eyes glinted as he toyed with the three glittering studs that marched their way up the curve of Ike Rombouts ear. Youredifferent from other women. Independent. Undemanding.

Clever man. Flattery will get you exactly where you want to be. Ike nestled closer to Zed, who was a third-year resident at Boston General Hospital and her current weekend bed buddy. The movement caused the ascending ski lift to sway beneath them.

She pulled her ski cap down over her ears, which were bared by her pixie-short black hair, and looked across ski slopes that shined white beneath a perfect Vermont winter sky.

Lets hear it for separating personal stuff from professional garbage, she thought as she took a deep breath of crisp air and felt the solid press of Zeds body against hers.

Professionally, she was skirting the edge of some serious trouble. Personally, she was exactly where she wanted to betaking a long weekend with a handsome, charming guy.

Zed grinned down at her. Want to hit the lodge after this run? I could use a little something to warm me up. A suggestive tilt of his eyebrows said he wasnt talking about coffee. First one down gets to choose the position?

I vote for the Jacuzzi, Ike said, mentally rolling her eyes. Most guys loved that shed rather be on top during sex. They didnt question it, didnt make her admit that she couldnt stand the sensation of being trapped. But Zed was one of the ones who automatically wanted what he couldnt have.

It was the only glitch in an otherwise perfect casual relationship.

Sounds like a plan. When the lift reached the top of the slope, he dropped onto the groomed snow and skied toward a marked trail, calling over his shoulder, See you at the bottom. Last one down is buying dinner!

Ike grinned, hopped off the lift and followed with a smooth stroke of her glossy black skis. Now that was her kind of challenge. Then youd better start warming up your credit card, she shouted, cause here I come!

Zed laughed and called a masculine taunt that was lost in a chilly burst of crosswind. Clad in a formfitting black jacket and thermal pants, he cut a powerful figure as he dodged a middle-aged woman snowplowing her way toward an easier run and shot down the double-black-diamond trail.

Excitement kindled in Ikes bloodthe love of the outdoors, the thrill of speed and danger. She whooped and followed, hurtling along the top element of the run, a stomach-pitching drop that kicked her from zero to flying in the space of a few heartbeats.

She angled her skis straight down the mountain and felt the strain in her leg muscles, a warning that she was getting soft. But now that things were quieter with both her freelance investigative work and her real job as communications director at Boston General, she should be able to get back to the important stuff, like working out. Like acting out.

No way was she letting herself settle too deeply into a rut. Routines were for boring nine-to-fivers. She was all about spontaneity and living on the edge.

Because of it, she let out a yell as she angled between two lines of snow-frosted pine trees and whipped around a corner. There! Zeds strong figure sluiced a neat zigzag path up ahead, teasing her. Taunting her.

Ike threw back her head and felt laughter bubble up. Ready or not, here I come! She accelerated into the next curve, zeroing in on her lovers broad back as he disappeared around the bend.

She heard a sharp crack and thought for a second that one of the nearby trees had lost a branch. Then she rounded the turn and saw a body sprawled on the trail. Her heart froze in her chest and she screamed, Zed!

Going too fast to stop, she tried to turn but hit a patch of ice beneath the loose powder. She cried out and slid sideways, losing control.

Her skis hooked Zeds motionless form with a sickening jolt. Momentum carried her up and over, and the world exploded in a pinwheel of sky and snow and trees. She flipped twice, slammed to the ground and skidded downhill.

She heard another crack. Recognizing gunfire, she grabbed for the weapon she often carried at the small of her back while freelancing. But the .22 wasnt there. She was on vacation, damn it!

The Nine dont care, a small voice said inside her. Theyll get you wherever they find you. Max Vasek warned you, but you didnt believe him.

Ikes heart pounded, the rapid thud nearly drowning out all other sounds as she tried to scramble to her feet. This wasnt happening, couldnt be happening.Please God, let this be a nightmare.

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