Ghost Motel (Haunted Souls Book 21) by Pandora Pine

Author:Pandora Pine [Pine, Pandora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-09-20T00:00:00+00:00

11

Jude

Jude woke up the next morning feeling like he hadn’t slept at all. He’d fallen asleep with his usual ease but was up again at least once, sometimes twice an hour. Each time he woke up, there was nothing going on that would have disturbed him. Cope was sleeping quietly. So were the kids. There was no loud noise coming from the beach, and he couldn’t hear any sound coming from Ten and Ronan’s room.

While Jude was staring up at the ceiling, hoping to fall asleep again, his mind had returned to the bizarre phone call with Alexandria Longfellow. The longer he analyzed the conversation, the more bothered Jude was. With only months to live, the widow had only reached out for help because it had arrived on Jake Powell’s reservation log. What the hell would have happened if Jude and Cope had gone to the White Mountains in New Hampshire or down to the Cape for the long weekend? Would Alexandria have just played out her remaining days without knowing who killed her son?

Jude knew all families had their own challenges. Some dealt with drug, alcohol, or violence issues, while others didn’t have enough money to make ends meet. People could go years or even decades without speaking to each other but always seemed to show up when the chips were down, wanting to do anything they could to help. That scenario obviously hadn’t happened with Alexandria Longfellow and her son. Cyrus died while mother and son were still estranged.

“What’s on your mind?” Cope asked after he’d come out of the bathroom wearing his bathing suit and a T-shirt.

Jude dropped the thoughts revolving through his head to focus on his husband. “I keep thinking about that call last night. One question kept revolving around in my head.”

“Just one?” Cope asked before kissing Jude’s cheek.

Jude’s look turned serious. “Yeah. Do we tell you-know-who what we learned?”

Cope sighed and took a seat by Jude on the bed. “I’ve been thinking about the same thing myself. I think you and Ronan need to run your errand today. Once we have the results of that, then we’ll address what to do. Ronan always talks about how the passage of time can weigh on a guilty person’s mind. Vixen had been tight-lipped when Cyrus was killed; maybe she’ll be more open to speaking with you today.”

“If she’s still here.” Jude sighed. “It’s been fifteen years since the murder. I can’t imagine strippers with that kind of longevity in the business. Not to mention that people move around all the time. It’s fucking cold in Maine. This is one of the last places I’d want to spend my winters.”

“Massachusetts isn’t much warmer, you know.” Cope nudged Jude with his shoulder.

“I know, but we’ve got our warm and cozy home with our family and friends, which makes the cold days not feel as frigid.” Jude missed the desert southwest in the middle of January when temperatures in Massachusetts were below zero and there was a foot of snow on the ground.

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