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“Perfect,” he said, satisfied. I rolled my eyes and tried not to laugh, but honestly, the thought of her putting her hands on my men didn’t sound that great either.
“I promise you we’re all professionals. Is there anything anyone is not comfortable with? We’ve got full-body massages, we can do cupping, I’ve got hot stones, the works. I also believe that you have someone else coming in about an hour for masks and skincare, so we have time.”
“Sounds good to me,” I said. “I’m open to anything.” The guys all quickly agreed before she instructed us how to get ready and to lay on the tables.
They all stepped out and we quickly pulled off our clothes and settled onto the tables with a sheet draped over to cover anything that they shouldn’t see.
I expected Lincoln to protest more, but he just made sure he was next to me. It was nice to have someone always there to look out for me.
“We’re ready,” I called out. They came into the room and turned the lights low. I closed my eyes as she started some relaxation music.
Lynn had magic hands. The moment she started spreading the warm massage oil over my skin and working my muscles, it was like nothing else in the world mattered.
For the next hour, I was just in a pure state of bliss while she worked out every stubborn knot in my body until my muscles were all relaxed. I felt boneless laying on this table.
From the groans of relief that filtered through the room, the guys felt the same. This was definitely something we all needed.
“That’s it for us,” Lynn said in a gentle voice. “We’re going to gather our things and leave, but you can take your time. You still have about ten minutes before your esthetician arrives.”
I took a solid five minutes before I finally opened my eyes and climbed carefully off my table.
We just managed to put our clothes back on before there was a knock on the door. Ben was the closest, so he pulled it open, letting in a group of women. They had totes in hand and moved into the room with purpose.
“I hear that you guys are nice and relaxed and ready for us,” one of the women greeted, “I also happen to know that this is a group that loves face masks. Those are my specialty.”
She launched into an explanation of what she could do and we all picked different ones. I opted for a full jelly mask.
The guys went first and I snagged a few pictures to post later.
“You’re up,” she said, having me lay back down so she could spread the cooling mask on my face.
Here, with the scent of the mask and the soothing music, I wanted to be at peace. Yet, I felt like I was holding my breath the entire time waiting for one of the ghosts to come forward.
ChapterFifteen
Brea
“Guys, I found something really weird,” Ryker said as he stormed into the dining hall. I was just about to send out a search party for him, he was supposed to be here thirty minutes ago.
He sat in his usual seat with his laptop, turning it toward us.
“This would have been better on my screens in the data room, but I couldn’t wait. I keep finding his face in all of our footage.”
“Wait, what?” I questioned, leaning forward. “I don’t even see a face in this.” The picture was black and white, like it was a screenshot of our video feed. It was far too fuzzy to notice anything more than the outlines of furniture.
Ryker closed it with a groan. “No, we need to go back to the data room. I need to show you guys this. Fuck food.”
We all looked at each other but followed him as he stormed out of the room. He must have run because he was nowhere to be found until we got to the room in question.
He had every screen already filled with a different picture. With a few clicks, the resolution changed, brightening them and sharpening the image.
“Do you see it?”
“No,” Ben admitted. “Where are they?”
He used his mouse to circle the faces one by one. Once he showed us one, I could easily spot the rest.
It was the same face every time.
