Kate Benedict [01] The Aura by Carrie Bedford

Author:Carrie Bedford [Bedford, Carrie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Murder mystery, Mystery, cozy mystery, London, England, English fiction, Europe, UK, Paranormal, ghost story, Suspense, female sleuth, women sleuths, auras
ISBN: 9780990454328
Publisher: booksBnimble
Published: 2014-09-06T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

I finished washing the chopping boards and knives and wiped down the surface next to the sink. Leo was humming loudly as he collected knives and forks. When he was in a particularly good mood he’d sing, belting out songs that had the boys rolling their eyes. His repertoire consisted mostly of music from before he was born, like Stairway to Heaven and Supertramp’s Dreamer, and what he lacked in talent he made up for in volume.

I glanced at my watch again. Aidan was supposed to be back at seven. It was two minutes past. I began scrubbing the sink, wanting to stay busy, to keep my mind off the aura that hung over my nephew’s head. Another glance at my watch. It was five past seven.

“Aidan’s late,” I said.

Leo stopped humming and looked at the digital clock on the stove. “He’ll be back in a minute.”

He carried the handful of utensils into the dining alcove in the living room. The brief warmth of the previous day had been chased away by grey clouds and a light drizzle. I opened a window to air out the kitchen, and heard the evensong of birds and in the distance, the wail of a police siren. My stomach churned. I did my best to ignore it. A police car in the neighborhood didn’t mean anything, but I checked the time again.

Leo came back in to collect napkins.

“Shouldn’t Aidan be back by now? Maybe you should call his friend’s house to see where he is?” I asked.

My brother shrugged. “It’s not like him to be late, but let’s give him another few minutes. They were probably engrossed in all that Latin.”

Fifteen minutes later, with dinner ready and staying warm in the oven, Leo began to look concerned. “I’ll call Ryan’s mother.”

I heard him talking in the hallway. When he came back he was frowning. “Aidan left their house nearly forty minutes ago. He should have been back by now. I’m going to drive that way.”

“I’ll come with you,” I said. Leo didn’t argue. He told Gabe to stay home in case Aidan came back by a different route. Once we were in the Land Rover, Leo shifted fast through the gears, speeding along the tranquil residential street. Neither of us spoke. Leo’s anxiety had dissolved my last shreds of confidence that all was well, and I felt sick to my stomach. He braked to take a right hand turn and came to a screeching stop. The road was closed ahead, filled with emergency vehicles. Blue lights turned on top of an ambulance, behind several police cars that were parked to block the road.

“Oh my God,” I said, fumbling to undo my seat belt.

“Maybe you should wait here,” said Leo, already opening his door. He headed towards a group of people who were watching as two paramedics wheeled an empty gurney from the ambulance. I scrambled out of my seat to catch up with him. Beyond the police vehicles was a car, or what was left of it.

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