Bobby Sparks Witch Detective: Pet Shop Puzzle ( A Paranormal Cozy Mystery) by Stacey Fields

Author:Stacey Fields [Fields, Stacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Monster Media LLC
Published: 2016-11-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16: The Money Question

It seemed like Bobby’s pep talked worked on Don because when Daisy returned with their order and Tammy’s phone number, he promptly excused himself to make the call.

He returned to the table shortly after, stealing a fry off Bobby’s plate as he plopped himself down.

“Hey,” she objected, trying to snatch the fry back from him. “You didn’t order anything—that’s your problem.”

“It seems like it’s your problem now, too,” he replied with a smug smile as he popped the stolen treat into his mouth.

Bobby rolled her eyes and pulled her plate closer to her. “What did she say?”

“She’s going to come down to the station in about an hour to meet with us.”

“Did she say she remembered seeing Holly at any point?”

“She said that she did see her a few times, but she didn’t remember much else.”

“Why is she still coming in, then?”

“Because I asked her to.”

Bobby let out a long sigh. “And why did you ask her to, Don?”

“I think she’ll remember something if we push her to,” he said before taking a long sip from his pop.

He quickly reached across the table to grab a handful of her fries. She tried to stop him, but her hands were full with her sandwich and she wasn’t able to strike fast enough.

He smiled at her contently as he munched on her food. “She’s hiding something,” he said.

“How do you know?”

“Just a feeling, I suppose. I know she knows more than she’s saying. There was something in her voice—she sounded distracted, flustered.”

Bobby shrugged. "Any lead is worth looking into," she said. "It's obvious that something more was going on with Holly than people want to say. Daisy said that she started coming around a few months ago. That lines up with the timeline we've been looking into. Clearly, something happened in that time that changed her routine, habits, and even personality."

“So, what do we have so far?” Don asked, eyeing the notebook Bobby had set on the table.

She began flipping through it, spotting him make another move for the few remaining fries on her plate.

“Oh, just take them,” she said, pushing the plate at him.

He smiled as he greedily pulled the plate the rest of the way towards himself. Bobby continued looking through her notes and running through the information in her mind.

“We know she was killed via magic, although which form of magic we’re still waiting to find out,” she said thoughtfully. “That could change a lot, actually.”

“How so?”

"Well, if it's a spell, we know that it has to be a witch, warlock, or other magic possessing being who did the deed. But, if it were a potion, there's a chance that someone—anyone—purchased that potion to use against her."

“Can you do that?” Don asked between bites.

"Buy a potion? Of course. It's not legal, per-se. But, it happens more than you'd think."

“Is that so?”

Don had finished the fries and was now picking the stray pieces of sandwich off her plate. She wasn't sure she had his full attention since he seemed to be locked in a love affair with her leftovers, but she continued either way.

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