His vision swam. The city lights outside bled into rivers of gold. He tried to speak, but his tongue was a dead weight.
She clicked off the lamp.
You can shoot me, Nico. But then you'll never know who sent me. And worse… you'll never know who's coming next. Lethal Seduction
Within sixty seconds, three encrypted replies came back. Three different employers. Three different contracts. Marco Valdez had been trafficking in weapons, information, and lives. And he had made the fatal error of believing a beautiful woman could want him for anything other than his expiration date.
NICO (40s, handsome, paranoid) stands by the window. He checks his watch. He checks his gun. His vision swam
[TRUST HER] – Lower the gun. Hear her out. Maybe she's the only ally you have left. [PULL THE TRIGGER] – End it now. Better a dead liar than a live threat. [KISS HER] – Risk everything. If she's the seductress, seduce her first. Thematic Summary Lethal Seduction explores the razor's edge between passion and betrayal. It asks: How well can you truly know the person you desire? And when they smile, are they loving you… or reading your obituary?
Celeste stood, smoothing her dress. She looked down at the man slumping in the chair, his final expression a frozen mask of ecstasy and horror. She clicked off the lamp
She takes another step. The gun is now pressed against her sternum. She doesn't flinch.
Now, with her perched on the arm of his leather chair, her thumb tracing the vein in his wrist, Marco felt invincible. He also felt the faintest pinprick.