Cosplay Killer (London Podcast Mystery Series Book 1) by Dahlia Donovan

Author:Dahlia Donovan
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
ISBN: 9781922359339
Publisher: Hot Tree Publishing
Published: 2020-12-05T05:00:00+00:00

19

OSIAN

“So, what’s the attraction to the gym?” Osian was enjoying pretending to be on a stakeout. They’d found a table outside a café next door to the gym. “I’m not getting it. Look at them; they’re jogging. In place. I can jog in Covent Garden. Get whistled at, cursed out, grab a cake and coffee, and be home safely in an hour.”

Dannel snorted into his tea. “Some of us care about being our best selves.”

“I care about not being surrounded by the sweat of the masses.” Osian had a great view of Noah through the window. “Is it wrong to want him to trip and face plant?”

“Probably.”

“How are we going to get him to answer our questions?” Osian kept a close eye on their suspect.

“How about, ‘Spill your guts, worm.’”

Osian spewed tea all over the table. He coughed and choked through his laughter. “You are not allowed to play Elder Scrolls Online late into the night again.”

“What?” Dannel mopped up the tea with a napkin. “Gross, Ossie.”

“Spill your guts, worm?”

“Completely legitimate line of questions.”

“It’s not even a question.” Osian couldn’t get his laughter under control. “Can you imagine his face after being called a worm?”

“We’ve called him worse.”

“Not to his face.” Osian had always believed in keeping things professional with his fellow paramedics, even the ones he didn’t like. “I think he’s done running.”

They waited for another twenty minutes before Noah finally made his way out of the gym. Osian whistled sharply when he went to pass their table. Dannel winced at the sound, covering his ears for a moment.

“Sorry, love,” Osian whispered. He patted Dannel’s knee while focusing on Noah. “What a surprise.”

“I’m sure.” Noah didn’t appear overly pleased to see them. “I’ll pretend you weren’t stalking me.”

With an air of annoyance, Noah flounced into the seat across from them. He dropped his gym bag on the chair beside him. His entire countenance oozed confidence.

“There’s loo roll on your shoe.” Osian grunted when Dannel elbowed him. “What?”

Noah glanced briefly down at his shoe, then pinched the bridge of his nose. “Grow up, Osian.”

For whatever reason, Noah had always brought the worst out in Osian. The perfectly coiffed paramedic who swanned around making others pick up the slack for him. He irritated Osian.

Osian decided not to play around with small talk. None of them was interested in pretending to be friends. “Why’d you lie about being at Comic Con?”

While Osian didn’t know for certain, he had a hunch the man had been there. Gemma had a way of drawing people to her. An arrogant prick like Noah would’ve been enraged at being dumped.

From all of their podcasts, Osian knew the dangers of jealous men. He could do a hundred shows on cases of women being murdered by their exes. Gemma would certainly not be the first.

“I didn’t lie.” Noah sniffed in disdain.

“Your nose does this weird thing when you lie.” Osian had a much better poker face than Noah. He nudged Dannel. “See it? He did the thing with his nose again.

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