A Timely Murder: Psychic Sleuths and Talking Dogs (A Jaz and Luffy Cozy Mystery Book 2) by Max Parrott

Author:Max Parrott
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2020-06-09T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

"Did not see that one coming," said Luffy.

Jasmine stared out through the bars, her eyes wide and unfocused. She sat perfectly still on a cot that looked like it was made of some kind of padded material but felt like it was made out of cement. And that same cement seemed to be encasing her soul, crushing it, smothering her under a suffocating weight. A few days ago, she had everything figured out. The future. The course her life was taking. Now nothing made sense. It was as if she had taken a wrong turn at some point and ended up in a parallel universe.

"What happened?" she asked.

Luffy had no answer for her. He padded back over from his spot by the wall and sat between her legs, resting his chin on her thigh and staring up at her with sad eyes.

"What are you thinking about?" he asked.

"I'm trying to figure out who I can trust," Jasmine said.

"With what?"

She tried to smile. "Just because I'm down and out, doesn't mean you have to be. I can survive in here for a little while, but you can't."

"Sure I can!" he said, yipping fearfully.

"Not unless you learn how to use a toilet."

"Jasmine, no! I won't leave! You can't make me."

"I could call mom and dad. Or I could call Brandon. Someone from home. They could come get you. It's a long drive, but they'll make it in a heartbeat."

Out in the corridor, there was a metal clanging sound, followed by footsteps. A tired looking female officer appeared, holding a cup of coffee and a set of keys.

"Jasmine Moore," she said. "You have a phone call waiting."

She jumped up and rushed for the bars. The officer pulled the cell open and let her through, cuffing her hands in front of her and giving Luffy a warning glance.

Following the officer through the station house, passing some familiar areas on the way, she came to a bank of phones. One of them had a blinking light on, it signifying a call waiting.

"You can take it here," the officer said. "You can make another call afterwards, if you want."

Jasmine nodded, waiting for the cop to back away a bit before lifting the receiver to her ear.

"Hello?" she said.

There was a heavy sigh, followed by a familiar voice.

"Jasmine," Sheriff Kenneth Lustbader said. "I heard through the grapevine that you got in a spot of trouble out there. What in the world is going on?"

"Sheriff, it's awesome to hear your voice," she said. "You have to help me. You can, right? I didn't do anything."

"Calm down, Jasmine. Just take a deep breath. Obviously I know you didn't do anything. What's been going on?"

She explained everything to him as best she could with her shaking voice and the looming presence of the officer nearby.

"I guess I'm probably about to tell you something you already know," Lustbader said at the end, "but you're not in Blackwood Cove. You're in a big place with different rules. You've got to take care of yourself.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.