Not Peachy, Mate (Sweet Peach Bakery Book 9) by Wendy Meadows

Author:Wendy Meadows [Meadows, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Majestic Owl Publishing LLC
Published: 2019-02-26T16:00:00+00:00

6

Momma Peach turned on the living room light. There was no sense in waiting in candle light anymore. Alistair Berman had arrived...dead. “Well, well,” Momma Peach grunted to herself, “looks like we just received ourselves an ugly welcome letter.”

Evan hurried over to Alistair, bent down, and checked the man. He quickly located a set of fang marks on Alistair’s neck. “Looks like a snake got to him,” he said in a shaky voice.

Grace bent down and examined the fang marks. “Desert death adder,” she said in a sick voice. “Looks like Mitch wasn't killed by Alistair or Heath.”

Michelle kept her eyes locked on the dark land. “I saw two shadows,” she said in a quick voice. “The way they were running...it had to be women.”

“Which way did they run?” Grace asked. She hurried back to the front door. Michelle pointed toward Greenglow. “We now have three dead bodies...one killed by a bullet and the other two by a desert death adder...that leaves Heath—”

“Marshall,” Momma Peach cut in. She walked over to the front door and peeked out into the night. “Whoever is doing the killing could have easily killed us by now,” she pointed out in a low, serious tone that let everyone know that the time had arrived to act. “These here unseen people don't want to hurt us. They just want us gone.”

“So let's leave,” Evan insisted. “I have the deed to the land...I can...come back after—”

“Heath Marshall is dead?” Momma Peach asked. Evan looked down in shame. “I know what you’re thinking, and I don’t hate you for it. After all, all the bad guys that've been making your life an ugly pot of stew are being killed off one by one, so why should you worry, right? I mean, you should be in the cheering section right now. Only problem is, the people doing the killing want you gone, too. And,” she added in a soft voice that caused Evan to raise his head, “no matter how much we hate our enemies it ain't right to rejoice over their deaths. Sure, the bad guys are eating a slice of poison pie...and maybe they deserve it...but that doesn't mean we look the other way. Murder is murder no matter how you boil the pot. It’s got to stop.”

“Why should I care that Mitch Taylor and Alistair Berman are dead?” Evan asked. “Yes, I'm upset that Patty joined their ranks...but he made that choice.” Evan looked hard at Momma Peach. “Why should I care if Heath Marshall eats dust? I have my wife’s legacy and our town to think about.” Evan walked over to the front door. “My wife is here...and this is where I belong. I'm not going to give this land up. I'll go away for a while, but I'll also return...somehow...and make these people see that I belong here.” Evan turned to Grace. “If we leave, these shadow people will come and get the bodies and make them vanish under the earth. I know it. All you have to do is turn a blind eye.

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