The Cats that Walked the Haunted Beach (The Cats that . . . Cozy Mystery Book 10) by Karen Anne Golden

Author:Karen Anne Golden
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2018-11-28T07:00:00+00:00

Kate held Arlo’s wallet and walked to the cabins’ service road to go to the manager’s office. The road was well-lit with security lights.

Something in the back of her mind warned her about danger. Her urban sense was on full alert. Maybe I should turn back and return the wallet tomorrow, she thought, then said out loud, “Chicken. Just get it over with. Do it now.” She moved past her cabin and smiled at how security-conscious she was by leaving her cabin’s outside lights on, so she wouldn’t be afraid coming home from Katherine’s. A little farther, she noticed the manager’s Cherokee still wasn’t in its parking space. The cabin lights were out, so she assumed the couple hadn’t gotten home yet. Easy-peasy, she thought. I’ll drop the wallet in the box, then go home.

Stepping up to the cabin’s porch landing, she was surprised to see the manager’s door partially open. She pushed it open, went inside and looked around. The bright moonlight illuminated the room.

Misty was sitting at the front desk. Kate startled. Her inner voice said run, but instead she approached the desk. She could see that Misty had a bruise under her eye and that her lip was bleeding.

“Hey, are you okay?” Kate asked. “Who did this to you?”

“What do you want?” Misty asked, irritated. “Can’t you see we’re closed?”

Kate was taken aback. She was surprised by Misty’s unfriendly behavior. “I’m returning your husband’s wallet.”

“What are you doing with it?” Misty asked suspiciously.

Kate started to back out of the office. “I guess I caught you at a bad time. I’ll just put it in the drop box.”

“I asked you a question. How did you get it? Where was it?”

Kate didn’t appreciate Misty’s accusatory tone. “You know what, I’ll give it to Arlo myself.”

“Give it to me,” Misty ordered.

Kate huffed out of the office and stomped back to her cabin. “What is her problem? Why is she being such a jerk?” she asked out loud. Arriving at her back door, she paused on the wood-planked landing and fumbled in her purse to find her key. A porch floorboard creaked behind her. She quickly turned to see who it was. She assumed it was Misty, but instead it was a man. He was wearing an old army-issue jacket and blue jeans. A black ski mask covered his head.

“Give me your money,” he demanded.

Kate handed him her purse. The man dumped the contents on the porch, then picked up the wallet. He put it in his jacket’s pocket, then grabbed Kate by her long hair and pulled her off the porch. She lost her balance and fell face-forward in the sand. When she tried to get up, the man kicked her several times in the ribs. The pain was so severe, she passed out.

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