(eng) N. M. Howell - Brimstone Bay 01 by Murder Any Witch Way

Author:Murder Any Witch Way [Way, Murder Any Witch]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

I sat sulking and feeling sorry for myself for a solid hour before Zack returned to the Brimstone Press office later that afternoon. Not only did I have to sit there stewing in my own dark thoughts for an hour, but the walk to work had been an absolute nightmare.

The details of the murder and the symbol found on the body had obviously spread like wildfire through the town. People were literally running away from me as I walked down the street. One woman went so far as to scream, picked up her small child and ran into a nearby store. So much for the town not believing in witches.

I was eager for this afternoon to be over so I could go back and visit Jessica at the haunted house. If the town was going to start suspecting witches were behind the murder, then it was absolutely crucial for me to get to the bottom of this before any of us are deemed to be suspects. The Shadow Festival was allowed to continue, despite the haunted house being permanently closed, but since the incident, I haven’t sensed any other witches in town. They must have vanished after word got out about the murder. I don’t blame them.

My only comforting thought was that I’m sure most people still really didn’t want to believe that paranormal beings were real. I hoped that the religious small town mentality held true, and if things took a turn for the worse, that people would realize how silly they’re being, afraid of some superstition that stemmed from stories intended to scare children. I hoped, at least. The biggest problem here was Mayor Scott. If Sheriff Reese decides witches are actually behind this, and convinces Mayor Scott of the same, then I doubted it would be long before the Mayor brought us in for questioning. And then boom, right then and there our whole cover of secrecy would be blown.

I was lost in my thoughts when Zack came in, I hardly noticed the extra body in the room. He cleared his throat, and I jumped out of my trance with a jolt.

“Shit, sorry,” I muttered, mildly embarrassed. “Didn’t notice you there.”

“Wow, you must be really shaken up by the murder,” he said, taking a seat at JoAnn’s desk.

“Am not,” I said defensively, aware that I sounded like a stubborn child. “Was just thinking about the article we’re going to be writing.”

He sighed, “about that... I found absolutely nothing at the library that would be of use to us.”

“I could have told you that,” I said. “Luckily, I’ve got some information we can use.”

Realizing that I haven’t even told Sheriff Reese or Mayor Scott that I learned what the symbol was, I quickly reached for my phone and texted the Sheriff. Have info on symbol. Meet at my office?

He replied OK, and that was that.

“Sheriff Reese is on his way in. I’ll fill you both in at the same time,” I said, desperately trying to think of

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