Murder and Mahjong by Annabel Chase

Author:Annabel Chase [Chase, Annabel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red Palm Press LLC
Published: 2020-02-03T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Cole stopped by my house the next day to tell me about a call he’d received from a customer service rep. She wanted to confirm his unusual number of purchases in a clothing store called Fabulously Female. I managed to distract him with an update on the case. Although he seemed stoked at first, his enthusiasm waned the moment I said her name. He raked a hand through his thick hair.

“No way. It isn’t Sylvie.”

“Yolanda said she saw them together at Bloodlust.”

“She could be mistaken. Jules didn’t tell us that when we saw her.”

“Why would she? We asked her about the potion on the feather, not whether she’d seen Zeus getting cozy with an ex. Besides, maybe she wasn’t even in the bar that night.”

Cole relented. “True. I guess Dex or Kujaku-Myoo could’ve been tending bar.”

“Then let’s hunt down this Sylvie,” I said. “Where should we start?”

“Zone 2,” Cole said reluctantly.

“Cart or scooter?” I asked.

His eyes sparked with an idea. “Scooter.”

“Why do you look so pleased about it?”

“Because we’re taking the scenic route today. You haven’t been on the Nature Preserve Pathway yet, have you?”

“No, but I finally got an invitation to orientation. It’s tomorrow.”

“That’ll be helpful,” Cole said. “They cover a lot of details that I might not think of.”

I grabbed my purse from the counter. “So what’s the pathway?”

“It runs all the way around The Great Divide, but there are offshoots within each zone for cycling and jogging. It takes longer than the ferry, but it’s a nice ride.”

“Don’t you think we should take the ferry to save time?”

“We’re killing two birds with one stone. If I recall correctly, Sylvie jogs every day around this time. If we’re lucky, we might catch up with her on the pathway.”

“You remember the exercise schedule of your father’s ex?” I asked. “Now that’s what I call a good memory.”

Cole’s expression soured. “I only remember because he broke plans to golf with me a couple of times while they were dating so that he could run with her.”

I bit back a smile. “You golf?” I had a hard time picturing the sexy demigod in plaid pants and a beanie.

“Not really. I only played so that I could spend time with him.”

I fell silent. “Sorry.”

“It’s okay. Sometimes he showed up. Sometimes he didn’t.” Cole shrugged. “You get used to it.” Except it sounded like Cole never did. It seemed like he tried over and over with the same iffy results. I knew the feeling. The only difference was that I eventually stopped trying.

The scooter turned out to be an excellent way to travel the pathway. There was a separate lane for motorized vehicles, so we took it all the way around The Great Divide until we reached Zone 2. It was a beautiful view across the water and the trees seemed to vary along the way. Palm trees gave way to maple trees which gave way to birch and so on. It seemed that every tree in the world was represented along the pathway.

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