Mrs. Morris and the Vampire by Traci Wilton

Author:Traci Wilton [Wilton, Traci]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2021-05-20T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

Charlene was sorry to see her guests go on Wednesday morning. Everyone said they’d had a wonderful time, which was all she could ask for.

“I’m glad I have this lunch date,” she told Minnie, blinking her eyes clear. “Otherwise I might need a good cry.”

Minnie laughed and patted Charlene’s shoulder. “You care about all your guests, that’s why. They’ll be back, just wait and see.”

Charlene and Jack talked strategy before she left. “Butter him up. Tell him he’s brilliant. I hope he’s not an author snob,” Jack said. “You know the kind.”

“Not personally.” This was her first author that she’d ever met and maybe she was a bit nervous.

Charlene had worn her hair long, curling the ends. She smoothed her dark jeans down her thighs, then adjusted her thin wool turtleneck sweater. “He sounded like a gentleman over the phone, and he knows the waterways and tunnels better than anybody.”

Jack crossed his arms. “What’s your fascination with them?”

“I won’t tell you until I get back. Just in case I’m totally wrong, and then I won’t have to look like a fool in front of anybody but Dr. Steel.” His book had hinted at secrets too volatile to be put in print and she hoped to learn a few.

“You could never look like a fool. How am I supposed to be patient with an exit like that?”

“See what more you can discover about Allan and Melissa Mayar. Still haven’t heard from Sam and I don’t want to bother him. He wants every communication to be through the proper channels.”

“Until the murderer is caught. Do you have your pepper spray?” Jack dangled a wool string in front of Silva, who loved the game, but couldn’t touch him no matter how hard she tried.

“Good idea. Just in case.” Laughing at their antics, she darted into her bedroom, opened her closet, and dug out her pepper spray.

If she happened to drive by Elisabeta’s and Alaric’s house on her way home from Sea Level, well, that was the route she might take if she wanted to pass the Commons. A simple note in Elisabeta’s door to request a call could be construed as neighborly. She didn’t have Brandy’s magick sachet so her pepper spray would have to do.

“Bye!” Charlene ventured into the cold. Instead of rain, a light snow was falling, fluffy flakes that melted as they touched ground. She drove to Sea Level, charging her cell phone on the way to ensure a full battery.

What did poor Nancy Drew do? No cell phones back then, only pay phones in Superman-sized red boxes. Yay, technology.

Ten minutes later, she circled around to find a parking spot. She hadn’t heard from Sam today. What would he think about her lunch with the author of Salem Confidential?

“Well, if the man called to check in, he’d know.” She pulled into a parking spot, feeling lucky.

Sea Level had two floors and she entered on the street. She passed the small reception area and noticed a man next to the

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