Chai Spice and Murder by Abigail Lynn Thornton

Author:Abigail Lynn Thornton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: witchy cozy mystery, amateur sleuth, paranormal cozy mystery, animal sidekick, culinary cozy mystery, female sleuth, animal cozy mystery, paranormal romance, soulmates
Publisher: Angel Music
Published: 2022-05-31T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

“Thank you,” Thallia said thickly. Her bottom lip was still quivering even as she tried to get a hold of her emotions. Her face was bright red and her nose was running. “I just can’t believe she’s gone,” she murmured. Shaking her head, more tears poured down the fairy’s cheeks.

“I’m very sorry for your loss,” Wynona said softly. “But Thallia, we need to know why your friend was there to begin with.”

Thallia sniffed, wiped her nose and nodded. “I know... I just... I never expected her to be killed. I told her not to talk to you, but she hated that I was under suspicion for Dralo’s murder.” Her face crumpled. “Two of my friends. Gone. Why is all this happening?”

“How about we start with her name?” Chief Ligurio said. His tone was firm, but not unkind. There didn’t seem to be anything fake about the young woman’s emotions and every officer in the room seemed slightly uncomfortable with the hysterics.

“Edana Lycoris,” Thallia managed to get out between her sobs. “She was my best friend. Other than Dralo, of course.”

Wynona nodded. “And she was a vampire?”

Thallia’s eyebrows pulled together. “Yes. How did you know?”

“Her teeth were out,” Wynona explained.

“Oh.” Thallia nodded, still frowning.

“Thallia?” Wynona pressed. The fairy was thinking about something.

Thallia pursed her lips and shook her head. “Sorry. She just usually kept them hidden, like most vampires, so it seems odd that they were out.”

Most likely because she was fighting off her killer, Rascal supplied.

Wynona nodded. That was a very logical explanation. “Why was she at my shop, Thallia? This is very important.”

Thallia kept her head ducked, refusing to meet anyone’s eyes. “I told you. She hated that I was being accused of murder and she had the ability to help.”

“Thallia,” Wynona snapped, growing frustrated. “What alibi did Edana supposedly have?”

Thalia sighed and turned away. The fact that she was barely out of her teenage years was becoming more and more prevalent. “I spent the night at Edana’s the night that Dralo was killed.”

“I don’t understand why that’s a big deal,” Wynona responded, leaning back in her seat.

Another long sigh escaped the fairy. “Because there’s this creature...a raccoon shifter whom I used to be friends with.” Thallia’s bottom lip quivered again. “But when he started getting...weird, I had to stop being his friend.”

“Interrogating my client, Chief Ligurio?” a man asked as he slipped into the room. The lawyer was in fairy form and was hovering above the ground, his wings creating a frenzy. He glanced around the room. “Elian Musgaver. The Pearlily family lawyer.”

“I’m not doing anything she hasn’t consented to,” Chief Ligurio growled back. “Would you put those wings away?”

The lawyer landed on the floor and wiped his hands down the front of his suit coat. “My client isn’t old enough to know the law.”

“She’s an adult,” Chief Ligurio said wryly. “Any judge will see it my way.”

“Oh, it’s okay,” Thallia said hurriedly. “I don’t have anything to hide.”

The lawyer’s face turned red and he marched over to sit next to her.

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