Endless Evil by Amanda Feyerbend

Author:Amanda Feyerbend [Feyerbend, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-24T16:00:00+00:00

MEGAN LET OUT A STUNNED exhalation as Alex pulled the car into the parking lot of the only hotel in Coopersville. The sign professed:

Cooper’s Motel

Est. 1959

Weekly Specials!

Vacancy

Megan was by no means one of those girls who wanted four-star hotels or thought camping meant a three-bedroom cabin with a hot tub. She was, however, more into Holiday Inn, not the Bates Motel. She chided herself, but that’s what this looked like. The motel was an elongated, single-story building with an office connected to a long row of rooms. There was a nice quaintness to it, though. A porch ran between the rooms and the parking lot, with deck chairs for lounging. The sign out front had been cute at one point but was now faded and cracked by storm damage.

Alex must have sensed her feelings because he said, “I know it looks a little creepy, but I’ve known Jake the whole time I’ve lived here, and he’s the salt of the earth. His brother’s the medical examiner. Their family’s been around so long the town was named after them.”

“Coopersville. Yeah, that makes sense. I’m sure he’s a great guy, Alex. I didn’t mean to be rude.”

Alex parked in front of the office and hopped out quickly, trying to open the door for Megan, but she was already climbing out. He awkwardly made due by holding the door instead as she got out.

“Sorry, thanks.” Megan had never had someone open the car door for her before. She’d always just done it for herself.

Chivalrous and cute.

“Welcome,” Alex said.

They walked up the creaking steps leading to the office door. The screen door hung off the wall. The spring and one of the hinges were broken. Alex held the door and motioned for Megan to go inside. The office was surprisingly immaculate. Megan imagined that there’d be peeling wallpaper and ripped carpet, maybe a few stuffed birds, but it was all very neat and clean. There was even a Keurig coffee maker set up for guests. They walked up to the front desk where Jake was watching TV, his back to the door.

“Hey, Mr. Cooper.”

Jake turned around and smiled warmly at them. He was a short, lean man in his seventies. He had a full head of gray hair and thick-rimmed glasses. Megan understood how this man could be the salt of the earth. He exuded a welcoming personality. She instantly liked him.

“Hey there, sport!” Jake called. The two men shook hands. “What can I do for ya?”

“I need a room, probably for a few nights. Miss Crawford is going to be staying here.”

Jake looked at Megan. “Evenin’, little lady. I’d be honored for you to stay here.”

“Thank you.”

Jake grabbed a key off the hook and handed it to Alex. “Just come back once you get her settled, and we can sort things out.”

“Okay, great. Thank you, sir.”

Alex and Megan went back out the door and into the night air.

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