Elemental Assassin 02 - Web of Lies

turning back to me. “I assume you’ll want someboard. “Have you ever seen Tobias Dawson?”
    thing with a little coverage to it. Where you can stash
    “once.”
    certain . . . supplies?”
    “Then you know about his cowboy fetish,” Roslyn Weapons, in other words. “Yeah. The more coverage said.
    the better. I like to be prepared.”
    “You mean the cheesy snakeskin boots and the hat Roslyn nodded. “Any particular color you’d prefer?”
    that’s almost as tall as he is?”
    “Black.”
    The vampire nodded. “Dawson not only dresses like a
    “Shocking,” she muttered.
    cowboy, but he acts like one too—especially in bed. He After a few minutes, Roslyn pulled a black pushup likes Texas beauty queens. Big blond hair, big blue eyes, bra and a set of sheer matching panties off the rack. She big tits, tight asses, lots of makeup. of which the only handed them to me. “Put those on.”
    thing you currently have is a tight ass.”
    I did as she asked. The garments fit perfectly, and the
    “Thanks,” I said in a wry tone.
    bra pushed my small breasts up to new, gravity-defying Roslyn raised her eyebrows. “Just pointing out the heights. Finn let out a whistle of appreciation. I drew my facts. You did come here for my professional opinion, finger across my throat, showing him exactly what would after all.”
    happen if he didn’t shut up. Finn just grinned at me. I nodded. “I did.”
    Roslyn also plucked a black cocktail dress out of the
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    fabric. The dress was long-sleeved with a sweetheart neckthe rune. The metal felt cool under my fingers. “Thank line and bustier-like top. Thanks to the bra, my cleavage you, Roslyn, for your help.”
    swelled on either side of the fabric. The skirt was a mass She stared at me. “No thanks are needed, remember?
    of black crinoline with tiny sequins sewn into it. The garI owe you. But when the other girls come in to get ready ment stopped just above my knees.
    for tonight, we’re going to report that invitation, neck“How’s that?” Roslyn asked. lace, outfit, and wig as being stolen. Xavier will take down I looked at myself in a mirror over one of the vanity the report. of course, he’ll be busy working the door totables. The sleeves were loose enough for me to carry my night, so he won’t call to tell me about it or even turn it knives, and I could strap a couple more to my thighs uninto the cops for a couple hours. That should give you derneath the billowing skirt. “Perfect.”
    plenty of time to do whatever you’re planning to do.”
    Roslyn nodded, like she’d expected nothing else, and I nodded. I couldn’t blame the vampire for covering sashayed over to one of the vanity tables. She handed me herself. If things went badly, and they just might, Tobias a box that read Contacts—Sky Blue, and a long, curly, Dawson and Mab Monroe would probably come knockblond wig with teased bangs. “With the wig, contacts, ing on Roslyn’s door, demanding to know why I’d been and enough makeup, you’ll be Dawson’s dream girl. I aswearing one of the vampire’s rune necklaces and how I’d sume you can do your own makeup.”
    snitched one of the hookers’ invitations to the party. This
    “I think I can manage.”
    way, Roslyn had an out.
    Roslyn ignored my sarcasm. She opened a drawer
    “And do me another favor,” the vampire said, her dark on one of the vanity tables, drew out an envelope, and eyes serious behind her silver glasses.
    handed it to me. A sunburst done in gold foil glittered on
    “What?”
    the creamy stationery. The rune for fire—Mab Monroe’s
    “Whatever you’re going to do to Dawson tonight, personal symbol.
    don’t get caught,” Roslyn said. “I don’t want to have to
    “That’s one of the invitations for tonight,” Roslyn deal with the honky-tonk bastard any more than I already said. “You’ll need this too.”
    have.”
    She reached back into the drawer and pulled out a I gave her a cold smile. “Don’t worry. If I get caught, black velvet choker. A rune dangled from the middle Tobias Dawson will be having too much fun with me to of the wide band—a silver heart with an arrow through even think about bothering you.”
    it. The symbol for Northern Aggression. The rune that would mark me as one of Roslyn Phillips’s