The Swedish Days Swindle by JB Michaels

Author:JB Michaels [Michaels, JB]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JB Michaels

“Mills. Mills. Wake up.” Mac gently shook her shoulder.

Light from dawn sprayed on the white walls of Millie’s old room. Her eyes regained focus and, with multiple blinks, she looked at Mac.

“I see you are well-rested.” Millie brushed her hair from her eyes.

“What the hell are you two doing in there? What did I say?” Hank burst into the room.

“Very funny Dad. Too much right now. Too much.” Millie shook her head.

Hank laughed and walked back out of the room. “Breakfast is ready.”

“We have a lot to catch up on. What happened?” Mac leaned on his cane at the side of her bed.

She had made him wait all night for answers. It was only fair.

“We are in for another long day. You were abducted by a magic user and they forced me to rob a bank in order to get you back. Luckily, we have until tomorrow to return the money I stole to the bank without Gerald knowing.”

“How come I don’t remember anything? Did they drug me or something?”

“Worse than that: they put a hex on you. It nearly killed me. Mom and I called Marie for help and the three of us were able to remove the hex. However, I think it is probably wise for you to lay low here, while I sort some things out.”

“What things need to be sorted out? Like, who did this to us? Well, beyond the obvious, do you think it connects to the dead body we found in the Fox last night?” Mac hobbled around the room and opened the blinds.

Millie covered her eyes. “Little warning , next time, Mac. Ack. I just woke up. Too bright.”

“Sorry, sorry.” Mac closed the blinds as quickly as he’d opened them.

“I have no idea if the body is connected. I’m sure Vince will have something for you on that. Now, Mac, this is only between us, but I summoned a leprechaun to help me rob the bank. I have to find him before he wreaks havoc on Geneva’s coffers, if he hasn’t already.”

“According to legend, once you take your eyes off them leprechauns are very hard to find. That will be problematic. How did the people who did this get a hold of you?”

“They used your phone to call me and make demands—demands that I met to get you back. You know, just bank robbery and all.”

“Did you recognize the voice?”

“It was a male voice, sort of snake-like in a way. He sounded like a typical bad guy from any fantasy story. Does that make sense?” Millie moved her long legs off the side of the bed.

“Okay, so a creepy voice and we know they use magic because they hexed me. They want to rob banks. They also needed a big sum of cash but just to have or what? Why not just use magic to rob the bank like you did?” Mac twirled his cane.

“My guess is they wanted to frame me. And the magic community comes down hard on anyone using magic for criminal activity.

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