Murder and Matrimony by Danielle Collins

Author:Danielle Collins [Collins, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fairfield Publishing
Published: 2018-07-10T04:00:00+00:00

Margot sat in the front room of her bakery, the scent of smoke coming off of her like a campfire gone awry.

“You should go home. Change. Get some rest,” Julia suggested.

After they had been questioned by the police in conjunction with the fire and Margot had reported what she’d seen, she had insisted Danielle take her back to the bakery. She’d closed the shop down for the day, but her friends had stayed rather than go home as she’d said they could.

“I can’t do that. It’s clear that I’m either on the right track...”

“Or someone’s out to get you.”

Margot gave Dexter a look that said he was being dramatic.

“We don’t know that.”

“You saw the figure from the video. That’s a big deal, Margot.”

“Or I saw someone dressed to look like that person. We can’t know for certain.”

“We can’t, but it’s no coincidence. If only the security cameras had been on at the restaurant.” Dexter had tried to hack into them the minute he’d heard of the disaster, but they had been disabled at the time of the incident.

“No,” she agreed, “it’s not a coincidence.” Margot began to pace. She knew for a fact what she’d seen, but what bothered her was that she wasn’t sure if it was a move to get her to connect the incidents with what she’d seen on the tape and in the garage, or if it was a purposeful misdirection.

She thought back to what she’d seen, pausing in her pacing to close her eyes. Had he looked caught by her look or expectant, like he’d wanted her to see him? Then she remembered the mask. He’d wanted her to see him, otherwise he wouldn’t have worn a mask. No one else was around and there would be no worry of him being seen.

So, whoever it was had wanted her to see him leaving from the burning building. Now, the question was about his motivation. Was it for fear? Or for something else?

“Margot?” Julia started to say when a pounding sounded on the front door.

Margot turned around and saw Bentley with Tamera behind him. She had come back to the shop because she wasn’t sure she felt safe at home, but she also wasn’t sure if her shop would be safe. A niggling at the back of her mind made her think again how she felt targeted. But why?

Forcing the thoughts away, she rushed to the front door and opened it, letting her friends inside.

“What is this about a fire?” Bentley said, pulling her into a tight hug.

“Are you all right?” Tamera asked, concern washing over her pretty features. “George said he’d come down if you need him.”

Margot smiled. “That was sweet of him.”

“I honestly don’t know what he’d do, but his heart is in the right place.”

“Absolutely,” Margot said. Then, turning to Bentley, she explained what had happened. “Why are you down here if you didn’t know the details?”

Bentley shot a guilty look to Julia, who shrugged.

“I see,” Margot said, turning to her assistant.

“Hey, we thought—”

“Don’t lump me in to this,” Dexter said, shooting Julia a look.

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