Purr-suasive Witches: A Wonder Cats Mystery Book 11 by Lin Harper

Author:Lin, Harper
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harper Lin Books
Published: 2020-08-03T16:00:00+00:00

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Watermelon

Bea was fixing herself some calming tea when I had an idea. I held the book close to me, and Treacle came to stand at my feet.

“We’re going to go back to that house—Treacle and me. What I want you to do is stay here and keep an eye on your mom. Don’t open the door for anyone but us. I’ll be back.”

I was sure the authority in my voice would be enough to get Bea to fall right in line and just say no problem. Of course, she didn’t.

“You can’t go back to that house alone. I’ll go with you.” I saw Bea swallow hard.

“What? In your condition?” I pointed to her big belly. “Sure. It’ll be no different from running a race carrying a full-sized watermelon under your shirt. No one will see or hear you.”

“But you can’t go alone,” she pleaded.

“Why? I’ve done lots of things alone. Bea, I live alone. I am fully capable of handling those witches alone. In fact, I’ve dealt with scarier things than them alone. Remember Darla from high school? She was scarier than them. How about Tom Warner’s mom? She was scarier than them. That spider in the café? Much, much scarier than them.” That one made me shiver.

“No. It’s not a good idea,” Bea insisted.

“Yeah, and you coming with is?” I snapped before softening my glare at my overly emotional pregnant cousin. “Bea, someone has to stay with your mom. Plus, you’ve got that baby to think about.”

Just then, we heard footsteps on the porch, a knock on the door, and the jingle of keys. The door opened, only to be held fast by that tiny, flimsy chain.

“Hey. What’s going on in there?” It was Jake.

“Oh my gosh!” I shouted as I stomped to the door to open it. “You gave me a heart attack!” I put my hand over my chest and slipped the book onto another bookcase by the door, hoping Bea wouldn’t pay any attention to it as Jake and Blake came in.

“I gave you a heart attack? We went home and found the door unlocked, no one home, and no food in the fridge. How’s my two favorite babies?” Jake said as he sauntered up to Bea, who smiled with tears brimming in her eyes as she wrapped her arms around Jake for a long hug. She was so pregnant.

“What’s the matter?” Blake asked me quietly.

“We’ve got a problem,” I whispered and looked deeply into his eyes. “Jake, can you stay with Bea and Aunt Astrid for a while?”

“Yeah. We were coming home to get something to eat before going over to the Gingerbread House to do a little snooping around. There are some things about those domestic violence incidents and suicides that aren’t matching up,” Blake said in his usual monotone.

“That’s funny you should say that. That is where I was going too.”

I told him about the book and Aunt Astrid and my hunch that there was a lot more going on than just a group of women living together and selling their pitiful wares at the art fair.

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