Pawsitively Betrayed by Melissa Erin Jackson

Author:Melissa Erin Jackson [Jackson, Melissa Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction, mystery, paranormal, paranormal mystery, cozy mystery, witches, cats
ISBN: 9781735150031
Publisher: Melissa Erin Jackson

Chapter 16

“What’s wrong?” Alan asked. His straightforward problem-solving tone grounded her.

It also made her want to cry because she wanted to blurt out every little magical detail of her current predicament and couldn’t. She liked Alan a lot, but even now, she didn’t know how much she trusted him, not to mention how he’d react if he learned magic was real.

“Are you in the area, by any chance?” Amber asked. She could see the huddle of Jack, Kim, and the chief up ahead. Kim was currently giving the very bewildered chief a demonstration of smashing something with a rock.

“Uhh … I’m actually at Ann Marie’s right now,” he said.

Amber grinned despite everything. “Things are going well, are they?”

He coughed awkwardly. The sound of a door sliding closed echoed through the phone. “Yeah. Thanks again for putting in a good word for me. She’s … pretty incredible.”

Amber never failed to be amused by how much his feelings for Ann Marie stripped that no-nonsense air he wore ninety percent of the time. “Glad to hear it,” she said, slowing her pace a little. “So … without getting into too much detail, I think someone is targeting me. My products have been sabotaged on three separate occasions now. I was thinking you could just … keep tabs on me? See if someone has been following me, or if anyone is doing anything shifty near my shop?”

“Sabotage how?” he asked.

Amber did her best to explain.

“You think Henrietta was poisoned?” he asked. “There’s a short list of chemicals that could cause a coma …”

She wasn’t sure if he was subtly questioning her assessment of the situation or if he was thinking out loud.

“I’ll look into it,” he said. “I’m sticking around through the end of the Here and Meow. Ann Marie is busy with festival tasks for the rest of the week, so I have some free time. Can’t say I’ll always be available in the evenings though, if you know what I mean.”

“Gross,” she said, chuckling. “I’ll take any time you can spare. I’m just at a loss about what to do now. My shop is shut down because of this, and yet this person still won’t leave me alone. I don’t know what they want or why they’re out to get me.”

Lies upon lies. The decapitated head of the plastic bobcat in her purse told her everything she needed to know about the Penhallows’ motives.

“Thanks, Alan. I really appreciate it.”

“No sweat,” he said.

After she said goodbye to Jack and Kim, Amber followed the chief to his cruiser.

Give up the book before the festival and maybe Edgehill and Henrietta will be spared, the note said. Why had the Penhallows done this to Henrietta?

I’m so sorry, Hen.

Thoughts of Henrietta led Amber back to Molly. How much did Molly’s wild theories about Amber’s supposed Edgehill-revenge plans actually line up with the Penhallows’ plans?

She hated how scattered and distracted she felt. Her lack of decent sleep over the last few weeks wasn’t helping, either. It felt like it was all unraveling and she didn’t know how to stop it.

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