The Bride Wore Black by Ally Gray

Author:Ally Gray [Gray, Ally]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 27067457
Published: 2015-10-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

“Miss East?” a burly voice behind her asked. “Where do you want this… um, thing?” One of the many on-staff body builders slash security guards slash heavy lifters held up a tangle of black chains and metal bars, eyeing it as though he wasn’t sure he should be touching it.

“Oh, that’s actually a chandelier, and it’s going to go over the bride and groom’s table at the reception. So it will go over there with reception and dining for now. Thanks, Bo!” She pointed to the corner of the back patio and watched wistfully as he moved to the other side of the property, enjoying the fit of his jeans a little too much. Mandy caught her staring.

“Busted, Stacy! You cannot go around looking at guys like that! You’re engaged, and besides, I’m pretty sure it’s grounds for a lawsuit.”

“Stop it! I wasn’t doing anything wrong! I was just letting my mind take a tiny vacation to a land where I’m not elbow deep in dead bodies, frogs, and chain mail. And why aren’t you working instead of standing around judging me for my eye candy choices?”

“I was working inside in one of the rooms where the cops are letting us enter, and then I found this.” Mandy held out her smartphone and pointed to the little screen. Stacy squinted at the picture on the display. “What do you think it is?”

“What is that? Why is the wall shiny?” she demanded, grabbing the phone with both hands.

“From what I can tell, it’s salt. It’s running down the wall from somewhere, but I can’t find it.”

“No! Nothing is allowed to run down the wall! I specifically said there would be no bleeding walls!” Stacy cried. “How do you know it’s salt?”

“I might have tasted it,” Mandy said nonchalantly, looking nonplussed about the whole thing as she took her phone back.

“You licked the wall? Ewwww! What’s wrong with you?”

“I did not lick the wall, thank you very much! My mama raised me better than that. I ran my fingers down the wall and then licked my fingers. It was salt.”

“Oh my god, Mandy, that could have been ectoplasm or something! I saw Ghostbusters, you know!” Stacy tried to look serious, but cracked up when she realized she’d just referenced an eighties film as her proof of something dangerous.

“It’s not ectoplasm,” a voice behind them said, causing both women to scream. He ignored their fright and continued, “There used to be a salt water aquarium in that room. The salt water evaporated and left the residue on the wall.” Mandy dropped her phone in her shock and had to scramble to pick it up from where it slid beneath a console table.

“I’m sorry, who are you?” Stacy asked, blinking rapidly. The twenty-something man with skin the color of a strong latte could have walked right off the set of a photo shoot if it weren’t for the toolbox he carried and the annoyed scowl on his face. Stacy nudged Mandy to remind her to breathe with her mouth closed.

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