Monsters & Manuscripts (A Library Witch Mystery Book 9) by Elle Adams

Author:Elle Adams [Adams, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-11-15T16:00:00+00:00

9

At lunchtime, I left the library and briefly stopped off at Zee’s bakery to buy a muffin before heading to the seafront. The sun was still out despite the cloudy sky, though I had little doubt that we’d be back to rainstorms before we knew it, and I resolved to enjoy the warmth while I had the chance.

I took Jet with me, and he chattered away in my ear as we walked to the beach. I’d also brought the bag of treats to give him in exchange for obeying my commands, which did seem to be helping despite Aunt Candace distracting him by sending him out in search of gossip. Yet with the weekend looming and the exam on the other side, I could only hope that our preparation had been enough.

While I finished my muffin, I went looking for Robin and Tansy. I’d assumed the guests from the inn would be out on the beach enjoying the weather despite the nocturnal disturbances last night, but I didn’t see any signs of Tansy’s fluffy red tail anywhere. When I reached the inn, a familiar red flicker caught my eye behind an open window three floors up.

“Jet, can you fly up there and ask Tansy to fetch Robin and bring her outside?”

I assumed she was inside, but this was hardly the weather to be sitting indoors. Unless she’d taken it upon herself to read the entire library book that she’d taken out the previous day, which she might have. From Aunt Adelaide’s comments about her influential family, I wondered who else had come with her. They hadn’t come to the library, though, and since Robin had almost seen through Sylvester’s facade, perhaps it was better that none of her other family members had been there too. Given Sylvester’s antics earlier, I was doubly glad she hadn’t mentioned anything to his face either.

I raised my head to watch my familiar, trying to forget the prospect of the owl’s wrath when I returned to the library. Jet perched on the windowsill, and Tansy poked her little head out of the window, giving a squeak of acknowledgement before disappearing within the room.

Jet flew back down to me. “She’s on her way downstairs, partner!”

Raised voices drifted from the open window, including Robin’s, but I couldn’t make out the words.

“All right,” I said. “Jet, can you fly to the police station and let me know if anyone mentions any theories about the mystery monster?”

He took off while I waited outside the inn. A few minutes later, Robin emerged through the front door, wearing an expression of mild annoyance. “Hey, Rory.”

“Hey,” I said. “I’m guessing you heard the latest?”

“I did.” She scanned the beach, Tansy settling on her shoulder. “Good, the police aren’t out. I did wonder if they would be.”

“Have you been outside yet?”

“Not for long,” she answered. “My mother insisted on me reading the book you loaned me, or as much of it as I can cover in a day or two.”

“Your mum’s up there?” I indicated the open window.

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