The Witch Who Saved the Bay (Pixie Point Bay Book 6): A Cozy Witch Mystery by Emma Belmont

Author:Emma Belmont
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2020-08-31T16:00:00+00:00

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To the west, the sun had begun its slow descent to the sea, which meant that it was time to start assembling the cheeseboard, and thinking about some wine pairings. Maris went to the kitchen and opened the large brushed steel door. Although Julia might not be joining them this evening, no doubt Ralph and Lydia would be partaking, and perhaps Joseph. Then again, Maris hoped that Julia would surprise her and indeed come down, since she would very likely have something in common with Ralph and his globe-trotting adventure blog.

She let her gaze wander over the various cheeses but then found herself looking at Mojo’s smoked salmon. It might be nice to have a little company as she got ready for the Wine Down. She picked up the plastic container and gave it a little shake.

“Mojo,” she called out. “Would you like a snack?”

This would be the second night in a row—and she didn’t want to make this a habit—but it looked like she was also a stress feeder. She smiled when she heard his little paws padding down the hall.

“That’s my boy,” she said lowly, as she opened the container on the counter. “Are you ready for some salmon?”

Though she knew he’d come into the kitchen, and even heard him pad over to his bowl, he didn’t answer. The one thing that Mojo always seemed ready to talk about was food, and yet he was silent. Maris frowned a little and turned to check on him.

There he sat, as usual, at his bowl, but in his mouth he had a tarot card. As he stared up at her with his big amber eyes, he dropped it in the empty bowl. Then he gave her his signature meow—and a loud one.

“Good grief,” she said. “What have you got there?”

He gave her another meow, and placed his paw on the card.

“Yeah,” she said, “I can see it.” She bent to pick it up, but then remembered the salmon. As she used a big spoon to take a portion, she said, “Tell you what. I’ll trade you.”

As she moved the spoon toward the bowl, Mojo lifted his paw from the card and she picked it up. Almost before the salmon landed in the bowl, Mojo dug in. She barely got the spoon back in time.

“Um, I’d say that’s a fair trade.”

As she set the spoon in the sink, she gazed down at the card—the six of pentacles. A rich man dressed in a red robe was handing out coins to two beggars who knelt at his feet. In the other hand, he held a scale that was balanced.

“Hmm,” she muttered, and gave her temple a tap.

According to the small pamphlet of tarot interpretations that came with the deck, the scale represented fairness and equality. The six of pentacles meant that the tarot reader was either giving or receiving something, depending on where they were in the cycle of life.

She showed him the card. “So, is the rich man supposed to be North American Petroleum?” He ignored her, still gulping down his food.

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