Dying to Break Free: The India Kirby Witch Mystery (Book 3) by Sarah Kelly

Author:Sarah Kelly [Kelly, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Lepak Monkey Publishing
Published: 2016-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

“So who is this mystery attacker?” India said, piping the bright pink raspberry frosting on the top of the vanilla cupcake. She’d gotten a lot better at it since she had first arrived, and it formed into a perfect wispy mountain peak, with a satisfying point right at the top.

Xavier had an apron on, too, and was helping knead dough for a braided loaf order Denise was fulfilling for a local church. “Well, we know it’s a man, for one thing. So, out of all the men around here, it could be Maurice, Eric, my dad, Joey, or I guess Rodney himself.”

“Or you,” India said with a grin, getting started on the next cupcake. “Now I understand why we’ve come across so many murders.”

Nadine looked up from where she was folding pastry over a baked apple filling and said casually, “Oh yes, he’s quite the killer.”

“I’m inclined to believe Maurice,” Xavier said, “but even so, he’s the one we have with the evidence of being in there. He could just be lying through his teeth.”

India nodded. “It’s hard to tell. I know of course it’s not your dad, but what was that thing Anita mentioned? I know you said you don’t know, Zave. Do you, Nadine? Something about a feud between your dad and Jim Quinn?”

Nadine looked bemused. “Nope. We should ask mom when she gets back.” Valerie and Demetria were out in the car delivering a monster batch of chocolate chip cookies for a local school’s Easter party.

India’s phone buzzed in her pocket, which surprised her. The truth was, she was no social butterfly, especially since she’d moved to Benton Point. Back in her small Wisconsin town, most everyone knew her through school, or from the café where she used to work, but she had never been the type to revel in attention or parties. Curling up with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate milk sounded much more like a good time. She kept a small circle, and liked it that way. So usually whenever her phone rang it was her parents calling for a catch up, Amy, ready to chatter away about this or that, or invite her to a catering job, or Xavier.

She slipped the phone out of her pocket and was astounded to see when the screen read Luis. That certainly never had happened before. “Just a minute guys, I’m gonna take this outside.” She flashed them a smile, then hurried out, wiping her hands on the apron.

“Hey,” she said when she’d stepped outside and closed the front door behind her. It was uncharacteristically chilly that afternoon, an ominous gray creeping across the sky in stormclouds, and she felt the chill on her bare arms. She was wearing her favorite sleeveless shirt dress, in a gorgeous rich forest green – the exact color she’d pictured in her mind as she’d conjured it – with a matching colored gem in a huge rectangle perched on top of a gold ring band. It really was a statement ring, and she got comments about it from everyone who saw it.

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