Wedding Bells and Death Knells (We're Not Dead Yet Club Book 2) by Barker Constance

Author:Barker, Constance [Barker, Constance]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-02-21T05:00:00+00:00

At around the same time Ida May was coming to her conclusions, I was beginning to come to mine. As I passed the door to the church, I could hear Ida May and Robert talking and decided that it was best not to interrupt such a vital interrogation. I slipped past the door and followed the outside wall until I reached the room where Ryan’s body had been found.

I expected to find the door locked – Jasper had said he would do as much. But, to my surprise, the door was not only unlocked but ever so slightly ajar. Jasper – it appeared – had been more disturbed by the discovery than I had initially thought. As I placed my hand on the wood and pushed the door open, it’s creaking echoed around the room. Light spilled in on to the dead body of Ryan whose eyes were filled with such panic and dread that he looked almost demonic.

I carefully stepped inside and skirted my way around the outside of the room, examining everything and anything as I made my way around the perimeter. There was nothing really of interest – a couple of closets to hang clothes up in, a few bits of religious bric-a-brac and, of course, the groomsmen’s suitcases.

This was where I began my search.

I rifled through each suitcase, thoroughly examining everything inside. I found little of note. Hector’s suitcase was largely empty save for a collection of different colored ties. Ryan’s contained only an empty water bottle and a box for cufflinks.

Jeremy’s, however, was most interesting. In a side pocket, I found that a small glass vial had been stuffed right down into the bottom. I pulled the vial out and examined it in the light. It was empty, but the lid was loose and it seemed obvious to me that it had been shoved into Jeremy’s suitcase with such force that someone had been desperate to hide it.

As I pondered the strange vial, my mind began to whirl. I thought back to the first – and only – time I met Ryan. I thought of the last thing he was doing before he was found dead and my heart sank into a bitter realization.

I turned towards the table and crossed over to examine Ryan’s face. I tried my best to ignore his contorted expression and leant forward to examine his lips. As I expected, there was a slight hint of white foam on his mouth and the air around his lips smelled of something I couldn’t quite place.

I turned to the rest of the table.

The champagne bottle was still there – a quarter of the contents still remaining along with two empty glasses. I quickly scooped them up and made way back outside, slamming the door shut behind me.

I had now seen the body too. The foaming at the mouth, the empty vial in Jeremy’s suitcase and the champagne bottle and glasses… It all added up to one awful conclusion.

And only one real suspect…

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