The Miss Fortune Series: Summer in the Bayou (Kindle Worlds Novella) (A Miss Prim & Proper Mystery Book 1) by Caroline Mickelson

Author:Caroline Mickelson [Mickelson, Caroline]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2016-03-20T04:00:00+00:00

"Boyfriend?" I sucked in a lungful of humid nighttime air. "No, you have it all wrong. Misha's not my boyfriend. I mean, he wasn't my boyfriend. It wasn't like that."

"What was it like?" Fortune asked, her voice gentle. "There must have been something going on if he followed you all the way down here."

I shook my head emphatically. "Believe me, our relationship was strictly professional, at least on my side. Misha had a crush on me, and he was so spoiled that he couldn't fathom not getting what he wanted."

"And he wanted you," Fortune supplied.

I nodded. "His father, Boris Sidorov, believed that Misha had executed someone and that I was a witness." I'd told them all this before. "So if he could force me to marry Misha, then it would kill two birds with one stone." I grimaced at my poor choice of words.

"Right, he thought that you'd be immune from testifying against your husband should this come to trial," Aunt Ida Bella said. "And if you married Misha, Boris' precious little boy would get just what he wanted."

I sighed. "Exactly."

"Was there bad blood between them?" Gertie asked. "Any chance that Boris ordered a hit on his son?"

"Zero. Boris loves all of his sons, especially Misha. He couldn't do anything wrong in his father's eyes."

"So who would want Misha dead?" Gertie asked.

"And who would want to steal his body?" Aunt Ida Belle asked.

"That's what we're about to find out." Fortune motioned to the warehouse with her head. The door was open and the gigantic guard stood in the doorway. "Let's go."

We were granted access to the warehouse and ushered up the stairs to a suite of offices. I looked around as we headed upstairs, but the interior gave me no clue as to what sort of business this was. We stopped in front of a closed door and waited while the guard rapped on the door.

The door swung open and a man of incredibly short stature greeted us with a smile. "Welcome, ladies."

My companions greeted him as we shuffled in. My eyes swept the office and stopped when I saw another man sitting behind a desk. This man was enormous, by far the largest human being I'd ever encountered. He had to weigh five hundred pounds if he weighed one. His black eyes were locked on to me with an unnerving intensity.

"Hello," I said, knowing that it was rude to stare. "I'm Stephanie St. James."

"I know who you are, Miss Prim and Proper."

I blinked in surprise. "How do you know about that?"

"I am an avid reader of your column." He gestured to the other man in the room. "It's safe to say that we have both learned quite a bit about etiquette from you."

I was flattered, I'll admit it. "Thank you. That's so kind of you to say."

He pointed to a chair in front of his desk. "Sit. We have to talk."

I sat.

His eyes were locked onto mine. "I believe I have something you might be looking for."

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