The Unseen Enemy Series

Chapter 249

The next morning, Cordelia stood in the shower, trying to adjust to her new reality: she was Millie Baker, she was in Lawrence, Kansas, she had a closet-full of clothes and shoes and accessories that cost way more than a year of her salary, she was in her gigantic ensuite bathroom… and in two days, she was meeting someone who sold kidnapped babies.

My life is very, very weird right now.

She sighed and turned off the shower, stepped out and wrapped herself in a massive fluffy towel. She’d only ever seen towels like this in movies. The property rental agency hadn’t stinted on anything for its temporary renters, she’d been both impressed and a bit overwhelmed to see when she and Hunter – no, Garrett – had arrived late the night before. The house was huge, more of a mansion, really, and when they had pulled up, she’d stared at it, astounded that she’d be staying here even for a little while.

They’d stopped at a restaurant about an hour outside of Lawrence, and they’d gotten changed in the bathrooms. Dallas had instructed them to show up totally in character – he’d mentioned nosy, curious neighbors – and so she’d emerged from the bathroom dressed in the nicest things to ever touch her body.

Hunter had gazed at her in the silk wrap dress that was snug in all the right places, the buttery leather strappy high heels, the stunning real, actual gold necklace around her elegant neck. She’d put on more makeup than she usually wore, and her eyes and lips stood out in her gorgeous face. He’d stood to greet his ‘wife’ and at seeing her shoulder exposed by the scoop-neck of the dress, he’d been unable to stop himself from dropping a tiny kiss on the gentle curve. She’d shivered as his hot lips met her silky skin, loving his mouth on her.

“You look beautiful, sweetheart,” he muttered in her ear as he pulled away.

“Thank you,” she breathed back, trying to look like an adoring wife without actually physically throwing herself at the man. God, it was a hard line to walk. “It’s quite a change for me, huh?”

“One that I could get used to.” He held out her chair, salivating as she turned and displayed her delectable ass to his gaze.

“You could, huh?” she said as she sat, thinking about her wardrobe back home. It was made up of fake leather shoes, blouses bought damaged so they’d be cheaper and she either covered the stains or sewed up the holes, bargain-bin underwear, and Walmart suits. “Only if I win the lottery, babe.”

“Well, Caro’s shop is out of the budget of most mere mortals, and you know that.”

“True.” Cordelia thought about the lingerie selection of Caro’s store and she blushed a bit. “And it seems that the less material she sells, the higher the price goes.”

Sully peered at her. “You mean her infamous lacy delights section?”

She laughed. “You’ve seen it?”

“Oh, hell, yes.” He took a sip of coffee and felt himself grow hard at the thought of Cordelia in that hot, forest green one-piece he’d spotted on a reclining mannequin. “Damn near gave me a heart attack.”

Now Cordelia stood in front of Millie’s closet, staring at the clothes hanging there. Beautiful things, no doubt about it, and she had to get used to them: a woman like Millie Baker would definitely be comfortable in this kind of clothing, and so Cordelia Patton had to stop fidgeting and thinking about the price tags.

She slid open her underwear drawer and selected a mocha bra and panty set that made her feel undeniably sexy. She gazed at herself in the mirror, loving the light brown lace against her dark skin. She twisted and turned a bit, adoring what the panties did for her thighs, admiring the way that the bra lovingly cupped her full breasts. Apparently, pricey underwear did make a difference in some major ways.