Dark Magic (Harbinger P.I. Book 3) by Adam J Wright

Author:Adam J Wright
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2016-06-12T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

After ending the call with Felicity, I pulled back the throttle on the Princess of the Lake. We were close to the island and I didn’t want to crash the boat onto any rocks that might be lurking beneath the water or get her stuck in shallow water.

Cantrell was snoring now. The potion had hit him hard but I was sure he’d be fine when he woke up. Because I was more experienced with taking potions, the only effect I’d experienced was that my hangover had disappeared entirely. Maybe I should market the stuff as a hangover cure and make a fortune. The only problem was, the FDA definitely wouldn’t approve of some of the ingredients.

I cut the engine and let the boat drift, looking for a good place to go ashore. Whitefish Island was mostly wooded, with rocks and fallen trees littering the shore. There was no obvious place to land a boat, and certainly not a 28-footer.

I looked over the side of the boat and frowned. I could see the bottom through the clear water and there were rocks down there. I was still thirty feet from the shore but it looked like I was going to have to swim the rest of the way. Great.

I dropped the anchor and waited while it dragged on the bottom of the lake for a couple of seconds before settling. Then I took off my jeans and T-shirt, socks, and boots. When I was down to my boxers, I climbed over the edge of the boat and lowered myself into the water. It was damn cold.

Letting go of the boat, I swam for the island. I’d made the right choice not bringing the boat too close to shore; the water was shallow in places and my feet bumped against rocks.

Tendrils of weed brushed against my legs and thoughts of the monster that had swum in these waters three years ago entered my brain, making me panic. “Just stay calm,” I told myself. “That thing has gone back to wherever it came from.”

When I reached the shore, I pulled myself up out of the water and sat on the rocks for a moment, glancing back at the Princess of the Lake and the sleeping sheriff in the stern. I’d be back on board before he even knew I was gone.

I wondered how Sherry Westlake had managed to get to the island and place the Apollo Stone here. Wesley hadn’t mentioned that she’d taken a dip when he was watching her through his binoculars. Maybe she’d had a smaller boat and was able to anchor it right by the shore.

I checked my line of sight. If Wesley had been watching Sherry from the docks, that meant she must have been on this side of the island when she hid the Apollo Stone in the bushes. I walked along the shoreline, pine needles and dirt sticking to my wet feet, until I found a small rickety-looking dock. Damn, I could have made this so much easier on myself if I’d seen it earlier.

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