Dogs & Donuts, Books 1-3 by Lyn Emmie

Author:Lyn, Emmie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Whiskered Mysteries
Published: 2022-06-17T00:00:00+00:00

17

We followed Honeybee’s distinctive howl. We couldn’t see her, but her yipping and barking kept us on the right track.

“I wonder if this whole custard thing could be a publicity stunt,” Minnie said, casually dropping a completely new idea at my feet.

Instead of tripping over it, I stopped and stared at her.

“Think about it.” She spread her hands wide as if unfurling a banner. “Intrigue and curiosity lands straight on the Dining With Daisy food prep island. Who doesn’t like that kind of drama especially when no one gets hurt?”

She’d caught me completely by surprise. I let the idea settle before I answered. “It’s kind of risky if you want my opinion. Sure, now we know that no one got hurt but it could have ended differently. Who’d get behind a scheme that could have gone horribly wrong?”

Someone trying to get ahead? Someone unhappy with the current situation? Someone jealous of Daisy’s success?

I listened for Honeybee’s howl and Marley’s unmistakable snuffling. Nothing, so we continued along the trail. “It’s the same players involved in either case, right? Only someone involved with Daisy’s business would want to bring that kind of attention,” I said.

“Or, someone in a power play so we’re right back to the beginning with Abby still in the mix,” Minnie said. She kicked a rock off the trail. I’d like to kick this whole problem out of my life, but it wasn’t that easy.

We walked in silence for a few minutes. Then Honeybee’s howling intensified and veered off the trail, heading deeper into the woods.

“What should we do now?” Minnie asked. “Wait here until they come back?”

I looked at the dense growth of mountain laurel off the trail. “Honeybee is my responsibility. I have to keep going, but you can wait here if you want.”

Minnie looked at me like I’d sprouted another head. “You aren’t leaving me behind, Ellie. If we’re walking into danger, two is better than one,” she said, expressing my own fear that I’d hoped to pretend didn’t exist.

I cupped my hand around my ear. “It sounds like they’ve stopped. Maybe that means they found what they were trailing. Let’s go.”

I led the way, pushing branches aside, and stepping over old moss covered tree stumps.

Honeybee began howling so loud, I felt like I could reach out and grab her. “I think we’re getting close,” I said, hoping I was right. I stepped through a thick tangle of mountain laurel into a small clearing. Right in the middle was a cabin, or the sorry remnants of one. The three dogs were barking at the door like they’d trapped some varmint.

The cabin, from my perspective, had seen better days. The few windows that had once graced the front were now boarded over and the front door was askew. If something was inside, I sure hoped it wasn’t a skunk.

Minnie squeezed my arm. “You don’t plan on going in, do you?”

I hadn’t actually planned that far ahead. I was just glad to find the dogs. This structure was as unexpected as stumbling upon an old trunk washed up on the beach.

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