[Lantern Beach Mysteries 03] • Storm Surge by Barritt Christy

Author:Barritt, Christy [Barritt, Christy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Suspense
Amazon: B07BDKRFYM
Goodreads: 39171046
Publisher: River Heights
Published: 2018-03-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Cassidy returned to her house to check on the ladies after she left the clinic. She was happy to see they were all up and dressed and looked ten times better than they had the day before. Even Kat was sitting on the couch with her bandaged foot propped up on the coffee table. They’d pulled all the blinds down and drawn the curtains, making it unusually dark in the house. But it had been a smart move.

“It’s just me,” Cassidy said. “I wanted to check on you all.”

“We’re good.” Rose sat on the couch, her legs curled under her, with one of Cassidy’s mystery novels in her hand. “You don’t need to worry about us, Ice Cream Woman.”

She looked so normal, so ordinary. Cassidy’s gut twisted. She knew Rose was far from normal.

“I’m not worried, I’m just asking,” Cassidy said. “Do you need anything?”

The ladies glanced at each other.

“There is one thing,” Rose said, her gaze hooded. “Trina lost something while we were on that raft. It was a locket her grandma gave her when she was a kid.”

“I’m sorry to hear that,” Cassidy said.

“There’s more to it,” Rose continued. “We overheard the men talking one day, and they shared the coordinates of the island. We wrote them down and stuffed them in the locket. If we could find the locket then . . .”

“You could find the island, and the police could stop whoever is behind this,” Cassidy said. “At least, that’s the way it should work.”

“She thinks it may still be in the boat,” Rose said. “You have any way of finding out?”

“I think I know where the boat is,” Cassidy said. “I’m just not sure they’re going to let me look at it. But I’ll see what I can do.” She wouldn’t mind examining that raft again anyway. And she knew just the person to help her.

Rose stared at her, that standoff expression in her eyes. “I guess I should say thanks. We owe you.”

“You don’t owe me anything,” Cassidy said. “But I appreciate the thank you.”

Ten minutes later, Cassidy picked up Serena and explained the plan to her.

“So I’m doing a story on that raft and I need pictures?” Serena repeated, blinking rapidly as if trying to compute everything.

“That’s right. Do you think you can do that?”

Serena shrugged, her eyelids still fluttering. “I guess I can try. But why do you want to see that raft so bad?”

“It’s just a hunch,” was all Cassidy could offer.

Serena pushed up her oversized glasses. Today, the girl had dressed in homage to Lois Lane with her hair pulled into a bun, glasses, and a dark suit. However, they were on Lantern Beach, so the suit consisted of pressed shorts and a quarter-sleeve blazer.

Strangely, Serena pulled off the look.

Life was never boring when that girl was around.

They pulled up to the station, and the receptionist ushered them back to Quinton. His eyes lit when he saw them.

“If it isn’t Chastity.”

Cassidy scowled and didn’t bother to correct him this time.

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