Deadly Dirty Martinis~a Danger Cove Cocktail Mystery by Nicole Leiren & Elizabeth Ashby

Author:Nicole Leiren & Elizabeth Ashby [Leiren, Nicole & Ashby, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
Published: 2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

My legs burned from the nonstop pedaling of my bike. I prayed to God Abe was home. What if they'd already gotten to him? My heart pounded in my chest with such intensity I feared it might break through my rib cage. Unrealistic, but with the free flow of adrenaline in my system, anything could be possible. Abe would have to live closer to Smugglers' Tavern. And, of course, that meant an uphill ride. After my run along with the extreme biking today, somewhere in my schedule I needed to find time for some cardio training.

Abe's home was a modest cottage with a white picket fence. Talk about living the American dream. Correction, Abe must be living in a nightmare right now. With Donny Z and then Michael Mahoney in town, his past had not only caught up to him, it was threatening to kill him. I pounded on the door. "Abe. Abe!"

After what seemed like an eternity, he opened the door a crack—just enough to fit his pointed nose through. "What is it, Lilly? I'm rather busy right now."

"If you're playing poker, that needs to wait. I need to come in."

"I cancelled the poker game. Now's just not a good time."

There would never be a better time. I looked around and saw some of his neighbors peeking out of their doors to learn the source of the commotion. "I don't want to do this out here. Please, let me in. This is important." A matter of life and death.

Finally, he relented and opened the door. He gestured to the sofa on the other side of the living room. As I walked by the doorway leading to the rest of the house, I noticed some suitcases sitting in the hallway. Maybe he'd already figured out people were after him.

Abe sat in the Queen Anne chair opposite the couch. His visage was pale. "What was so urgent? We just had lunch."

"I solved the puzzle."

"Oh?"

My hands shook as I pulled the piece of paper I'd been working on from my back pocket. "I found this not far from Donny's body. It fell out of his hat. I don't know how else to tell you this, so I'll give it to you straight."

Abe leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes. His hands were folded neatly, one on top of the other in his lap. "Direct is always the best approach."

"I'm pretty sure it's a kill order for you. The Giovanni family wants you dead. And from the suitcases in your hallway, I think you must have figured that out too. Please, Abe, tell me the truth." I hated to beg, but he was leaving me no choice. I'd already tried a range of tactics from pretty please to demanding answers, none of which had worked.

"I suppose it doesn't matter now. I'll either be dead soon or will be gone from your life."

Moisture gathered in my eyes at his words. I didn't want either of those scenarios to happen. "We'll come up with other options.

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