Through Her Eyes (Mind's Eye Book 4) by Deborah Camp

Author:Deborah Camp [Camp, Deborah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-23T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Sitting on a park bench near Jackson Square, Trudy curled her legs under her, angling sideways to face Levi. It was dark, but the street and traffic lights provided plenty of illumination. They’d driven back to the Soniat House, both lost in thought and saying little about the séance. When Levi suggested they take a walk, she wasn’t surprised when they ended up on Decatur Street. She sipped from the paper coffee cup he’d handed her from Café du Monde and the rich aroma of the café au lait shimmered through her.

“Oh my God,” she said on a moan. “This is undoubtedly the best coffee in the whole world.”

Levi drank some from his cup. “It is good. Everything tastes better in New Orleans.”

“Maybe that’s it.”

“Okay.” He rested a hand on her knee. “So, let’s talk about the séance.”

She nodded. “I think Desmond Forté might be on to us.”

Levi smirked. “You think so?” Sarcasm weighted his tone. “He all but announced that.”

“You think he knows we believe he’s the murderer or that he’s a suspect?”

“He knows and he doesn’t give a shit because he’s so damned smart and we’re so fucking stupid.”

She grinned. “I know that he’s not smarter than you. Hardly anyone is.”

His eyes sparkled as he shifted his gaze to her. “You’re so good for my already over-sized ego. By the way, baby, he’s not smarter than you either.” He caressed her knee and the silver of the ring he wore on his middle finger was cool in contrast to the warmth of his palm.

“He didn’t seem at all rattled about the murdered people who surrounded Jewel’s husband. You did see them, didn’t you? You weren’t just saying that to get a reaction from him?”

He sipped the coffee and lounged back against the bench, taking his time before he answered. He loosened his tie and unbuttoned his shirt’s collar. A breeze ruffled through his dark hair. “I threw in some theatrics. Carin’s mother was there and Jewel’s husband, but that’s it. Jewel’s husband is concerned about her welfare, though.”

She ran her free hand through his hair, smoothing it down at the back where the breeze had kicked up a few curls. “Theatrics, huh? You’re such a showman.”

“Show-off, you mean.” He rocked his head to the side to momentarily capture her hand between his shoulder and cheek. “What happened to you during the séance? I saw something in your expression . . . you looked startled for a second.”

“Oh, yes.” She took another swallow of coffee for fortitude. “That was weird. Weirder, than usual, that is. For a moment, out of the blue, I thought of when Detective Bonifay was parked outside our hotel. You know, when she gave me a lift back. It was just an instant. Bang! I thought about that and then it was gone.” Staring into the cup, she dissected the strange incident. “Before it happened, I felt pressure in my head, like I might be getting a bad headache, but after I thought of the detective that day, it was all gone.

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