The Case of the Criminal Christmas: Casino Witch Mini Mystery 2 by Nikki Haverstock

Author:Nikki Haverstock [Haverstock, Nikki]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Paranormal Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Ranch Dog Entertainment, LLC
Published: 2020-02-25T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

We didn’t make it the full hour when Green lowered the cards in his hand and sighed. “Yellow’s right. We should check the rest of the casino. I don’t think we’re playing this game right anyways.”

Yellow leapt up like a spring.

Orange, Bear, and I followed them into a large room full of old-fashioned slot machines that sat silent. I felt like they were watching me, and a prickle of unease ran up and down my spine.

The room carried the dull scent of long-extinguished cigarettes and even hints of cigars and pipes. There was something floral that reminded me of mixed drinks, though I was not enough of a drinker to discern which. I could imagine the room full of people having a good time.

I had seen my fair share of casinos, and this one was unusual. They normally had large flowing floorplans, encouraging people to move easily from area to area, everything open and inviting rather than a series of rooms.

When Yellow, Green, and Orange halted and fanned out to face something on the ground, my stomach tightened. I moved around the side to stand next to Orange and see Violet and Blue on the ground.

They both lay on their sides and had matching foot-long glass icicles from the Christmas tree shoved completely through their chests and sticking out their backs. I was surprised at the lack of blood. Either their hearts had stopped beating immediately or the icicles had sealed the wound. Perhaps both.

Their masks had been torn off. Violet was a dark-haired woman while Blue was an older man with salt-and-pepper hair.

It was unsettling to see two more dead bodies, but I had the sense that the others’ shock was at something other than the mere deaths.

Orange shook her head. “I had always wondered.”

Bear stepped forward. “I think it is beyond time for you to explain everything to us.”

Green grunted. “No need. We can handle it.”

Bear gestured to the bodies. “Really?”

Yellow stepped forward to face Green and Orange. “Perhaps we should speak privately.”

They all stared at each other before nodding and heading off through a door.

“Don’t mind us,” I said. “We’ll just wait here.”

Bear waited until the door to what appeared to be a kitchen closed behind the three of them. “No reading from the earlier death, right? I saw you shake your head at me.”

“Nothing. Let me check here.” Out of the dark room, Patagonia ran into my calf, giving me a mild nip at the ankle before settling in. Normally she stuck a lot closer to me, but she seemed to enjoy running around the empty casino.

I took a steadying breath and braced myself, but nothing came to me. This happened often, that I would get no reading because the death was natural. Usually it was a relief, but tonight I had really wanted answers.

I turned to Bear and shook my head. “Nothing.”

He looked at me then back at the bodies. “You sure?”

I rolled my eyes and tried again. Nothing happened. Additionally, I felt no

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