Frosty Blend (A Paramour Bay Cozy Paranormal Mystery Book 15) by Kennedy Layne

Author:Kennedy Layne [Layne, Kennedy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Paranormal, mystery, cozy
Publisher: Kennedy Layne Publishing
Published: 2020-12-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“This is not how I pictured spending the morning of my wedding,” my mother muttered into her cup of coffee. She hadn’t even bothered to add cream, which was how I knew that she was at the end of her proverbial rope. “Maybe it’s time to finally accept that—”

“Don’t even go there,” I warned, not willing to call off the ceremony at this point. It might have taken me a long time to accept Mom and Beetle as a couple, but they clearly made each other happy. I refused to believe that we couldn’t solve what had become a murder mystery before the big event, which just so happened to be at six o’clock this evening. “We have twelve hours before you and Beetle say those two magical words. I’m going to leave you in Heidi’s capable hands, Mom. She has promised to make sure that your hair is perfect for the ceremony. Meanwhile, Liam has been in contact with the NYPD, the sheriff from the neighboring town, and the county coroner. He’s going to handle that part of the investigation, and I’m going to go see everyone who had something happen to them in regard to your wedding. I’m going to talk to Bree at the bakery, the seamstress, and—”

I was stopped from listing the rest of plans when Leo suddenly materialized out of thin air. He’d popped into the kitchen of the cottage so fast that he had missed the edge of the counter and landed with a half-thud on a stool. How he managed not to fall off the flat-wooden seat was a miracle.

Not a miracle, Raven! I feel fantastic! You’ll never guess what happened last night. Not in a million years!

I had a pretty good idea, because the only reason that Leo would be in such a good mood was if he had found a particular brand of catnip edibles somewhere in the back of Beetle’s pantry.

Even better! If I hadn’t just consumed an entire packet of blueberry-filled edibles, I might have had your mother arrested for theft. At least, I think I could have had her arrested for theft. It doesn’t matter, though. I’m the forgiving type. You see, Beetle didn’t forget to order my special treats. They arrived on time, but your hairbrained mother shoved them into the closet with a bag of ice-melting pellets. I’ve never felt more alive than at this very moment, Raven! Isn’t life grand?

My mother groaned in frustration upon Leo’s revelation as she rested her head against the cold granite countertop of the island. She was still holding onto her coffee cup with both hands, though. It was a signal to me that she hadn’t completely given up.

“I take it that nothing happened last night while you were staying with my Beetle?” Mom asked after she finally lifted her head and focused on Leo.

Her unusual first-thing-in-the-morning look combined with the I-can’t-handle-any-more-bad-news look startled him…right off the stool. Sure enough, he’d pulled back in shock and didn’t have enough time to grab onto the edge before he landed with a thud on the floor.

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