Sleaze on the Beach: A Tropical Witch Mystery (Wicked Witches of Clownfish Cay Book 3) by Sara Bourgeois

Author:Sara Bourgeois
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2018-08-18T22:00:00+00:00

Blossom locked the front door of the empty souvenir shop. She put a sign in the door that said “Back in ten minutes.”

They went next door to the empty store and Blossom let them in with the key the real estate agent had given her. The empty shop looked almost identical to the interior of Blossom’s store.

There was a counter toward the back, a large area for displays, and a huge window that looked out onto the sidewalk and cruise ship docks. Behind the counter was a door that led into the back break room and storage area.

“Let’s go in the back for a minute,” Blossom said. “The old owner left some boxes and I want to see if there’s anything good in them.”

“Isn’t that stealing?” Starla said.

“I’m not going to take anything unless you buy the place,” Blossom said. “I just want to look.”

“So you’re going to steal from me, then?” Starla asked with a snicker.

“It sounds so sinister when you put it that way.”

They went into the back room and Starla walked around the space while Blossom dug into the boxes. There was a small bathroom off to one side. Starla flicked on the light. It was clean, other than a thin layer of dust that had settled on the fixtures.

“Yeah, that bathroom is much better than the one in my store,” Blossom called from behind Starla. “If we knock down the wall between the shops, I’m totally going to use your bathroom.”

“The owner left all of these boxes, but there are no shelves. I’d have to get some. I can’t line my candles up on the floor,” Starla observed.

“Don’t worry about that,” Blossom responded. “I’ve got some extras in the storage area of my shop. It was too cluttered before, so I took some of the old ones down. I wanted a more open feel, ya know?”

“I still don’t know how I would pay for this place,” Starla wondered. “I don’t think the Elders are going to just hand over the money to buy a store. They’ve already paid for so much for me. Plus, I can’t even reach them right now.”

“Did they really pay for you?” Blossom asked. “You said they bought you a house on Clownfish Cay, but what about the money from your old house? Did you get to sell it?”

“No, they gave it to Juniper and her husband.”

“See, Starla. You shouldn’t let them off the hook just because they’re a Grand Counsel or whatever. They’re the ones that got you stuck here. And if it wasn’t for the shenanigans going on with the darkness, you could use magic to get this place.”

“We’re not supposed to use our magic for personal gain anyway,” Starla chided.

“Yeah, right. Do you think anybody even follows that rule?” Blossom asked.

“I think I do. I mean, maybe that’s why the darkness is an issue now. Perhaps too many witches out there aren’t honoring the old ways.”

“You sound like an old crone,” Blossom said with an obvious eye roll.

“I’ll ask them for the money when I can.

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