Roche Harbor Rogue by D W Ulsterman

Author:D W Ulsterman [Ulsterman, D W]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-10T16:00:00+00:00

19.

A dele took an extra-long shower the following morning, hoping to clear her head so she might better focus on what had happened the previous day. Either Karl Bloodbone was alive or someone who bore a remarkable resemblance to him was running around Orcas pretending to be him. Then there was the question of the same words being written on the inside of both the shack door and the cellar door that had been Calista’s prison. Delroy had written in his book that Bloodbone had left the message in the shack. Was Bloodbone also responsible for the message in the cellar, and if so, why?

Strong coffee followed the shower. Adele sat in her robe inside the warm cocoon of the sailboat sipping from her cup as her mind raced with various possibilities of what it all could mean.

And what about Fin? He had been so determined to leave the cave with a crystal and so willing to go down into a muddy, rat-infested cellar to seek out more information about what alleged powers those crystals might hold. It didn’t make sense and that in turn frustrated Adele even more.

After getting back to Roche they had separated last night without saying anything to each other. Adele went to the sailboat and Fin returned to his room inside Tilda’s hotel. Now it was a new day with new questions and Adele intended to get some answers. She dressed quickly, went outside, and walked to the hotel where she knew Tilda would already be waiting.

“He isn’t here,” Tilda replied after Adele inquired about Fin.

“Did he check out?”

“No, I don’t think so. What happened yesterday? Did you two argue?”

Adele summarized the events of the previous day as Tilda sat at the table in her room and listened. When Adele was finished, Tilda got up and went to one of the windows that overlooked the marina below. “That’s a remarkable story,” she said. “I’ve wondered myself about how quickly Calista was able to recover from that terrible ordeal. I assumed it was her love of Decklan. Perhaps it was that but also something more.” She turned around and looked at Adele. “As I’ve said before, these are the islands where all things are possible. What do you intend to do now?”

“I’m not sure. I could return to Orcas and try to find Bloodbone or whoever that was that looks so much like him, but I should probably check in with Lucas first.”

“Good idea. Having the help of the sheriff would be wise. And what about Mr. Kearns?”

“Heck if I know. He’s hiding something. I’m sure of it.”

Tilda pursed her lips. “Who doesn’t have things they wish to keep to themselves? That doesn’t automatically make him unworthy of your support.”

Adele’s eyes narrowed. “Are you talking about Fin or someone else?”

Tilda looked out the window again. “I haven’t seen Roland around. You would think with the house being built on the hill and the yacht tied up at the dock he’d be here.”

Adele decided to share what she knew about the pending sale of Roland’s bank.

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