Witches & Vampires & Ghosts – Oh My! by Lawley Cate

Author:Lawley, Cate [Lawley, Cate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B07QDVYQBL
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

14

That Voodoo that You Do…that Isn’t Voodoo

Booze—that was one thing Alex, Camille, and I could agree on. We filed into the house in search of wine—or tequila—and found something else entirely. Baked goods of the very inedible variety.

Camille’s lace tablecloth made a particularly disturbing backdrop for the haphazard display of arms, legs, feet, and other body parts that she’d left cooling on racks. They all had the color of cooked dough, but the shape of very real human body parts. It was disconcerting to say the least.

Too late, I recalled that Ben might be particularly disturbed by the sight.

I turned to him, expecting the pasty complexion I’d seen earlier—but he looked fine. Better than fine. His eyes were wide with…wonder?

“This is amazing. They’re so realistic.” Ben reached out a hand then stopped himself. “Can I touch them?”

“Absolutely.” Camille beamed at him. “When we’re done, you won’t be able to tell the difference between the fake and the real one.”

“Wow. Does this type of work have any medical applications? Prostheses, for example?”

I shook my head and wandered over to the bar, leaving Camille to explain the magical facts of life to him. Tequila, maybe a few shots, because wine wasn’t gonna cut it.

“I like him,” Alex said softly from just behind my right shoulder.

“He’s just my boss, Alex. Heck, he’s barely that. I’ve worked for Kawolski’s Funeral Home less than a day, and I’m pretty sure it won’t be much longer. Seriously, would you keep me on after this?” I poured myself a shot of tequila and threw it back in one swallow. With a little gasp, I said, “Good stuff.”

“You’re working on the assumption he’ll remember any of this.” He lifted an eyebrow when I poured another shot.

I rolled my eyes and poured a second. Handing him the glass, I said, “Prost.”

We clinked shot glasses and downed the second or third best tequila I’d ever had.

“Hey, now,” Camille hollered. “Take it easy. That’s the good stuff. Pour me a shot before you drink it all.”

Ben eyed us all like we were crazy. “I didn’t know there was ‘good stuff’ tequila.” He declined when I offered to pour him a shot. “Maybe you guys can clue me in on the plan while we assemble the fake Mr. Chalmers.”

“We have a plan?” I tipped my glass at him and tossed back another shot.

“I’m thinking yes. Now you just need to clue in the new guy.”

Alex lifted his glass to Ben. “And that, Star, is why I like this guy.” Alex took a sip—how he could sip tequila, I’d never understand—then said, “I do have a plan. First, we verify that Abby wasn’t involved. I think we can use her help.”

Hands on her hips, Camille said, “No. First thing we do is assemble the fake Mr. Chalmers and get him off my property. I don’t want my neighbors stumbling on the human meat feast we’ve got going here.”

Wow. She was right. Laid out on the table, on drying racks that could equally be viewed as bizarre serving trays were hunks of… No.

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