Shadow Shifter by Jane Hinchey

Author:Jane Hinchey [Hinchey, Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-17T16:00:00+00:00

7

It had been two days since my break-in. With my concussion gone, I’d finally been able to process the fact that some ass-wipe had broken into my home. It had to be connected with Ted McNeil’s murder, surely—although the only people I’d talked to about that were Katherine Quinn and Rebecca Keller. Had they set someone on me? Because whoever had been in my house had definitely been male, dressed in black, with a balaclava covering his face.

Ben confirmed this when they lifted size ten boot prints from my kitchen floor—and the bold-as-monkey-balls clue that had been left behind. Jodi O’Flannigans business card for Flans and Things. It was a poor attempt to cast blame on the woman. The card had been left on the corner of the kitchen counter, neatly placed on top of all the mess. The card itself was clean, no flour or egg smeared over it. No way it just accidentally fell out of someone’s pocket and landed there. It had been dusted for prints and came up clean. Way too fishy for my liking.

My question now was, whose cage had I rattled to elicit this response?

“I can see the wheels turning from here.”

Ben’s voice startled me, and I jumped. He’d pretty much moved in over the last two days, initially to look after me while I was out of action, but now that had shifted into some sort of protective detail. While I liked to think I could look after myself just fine, the thought that a murderer might be after me was enough to send an icy shiver down my spine. I was very grateful for the protection Ben offered. I wasn’t stupid. It didn’t hurt that he was easy on the eyes and being near him made my body tingle. Didn’t hurt at all.

We hadn’t spoken of that first night, of how he’d talked dirty to elicit a response from me. When we’d both finally woken up later that morning, I’d been curled in his arms, safe, and it had felt perfect. And then we’d gone about our daily lives as if nothing had happened. I didn’t know what to think.

It was also extremely handy that Ben was a witch. He’d swept away all the destruction with a cleaning spell, repaired all the broken crockery, and set the dishes neatly back on their shelves. Even the ceiling was clean. It was as if it had never happened.

“Well,” I turned to find him leaning against the kitchen door frame, watching as I prepared coffee, “I was thinking about our suspects.”

“Our suspects?” He raised a brow.

I ignored him. “Before the break-in, I’d only had the chance to talk with Katherine Quinn and Rebecca Keller.”

He blew out a breath. “You’re not going to let this go, are you?” He moved across the room and sat at the kitchen table.

“Nope. You might as well get used to it. Now, Rebecca Keller confirmed she’d been having an affair with Ted McNeil, but he’d broken it off the week before, with no warning.

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