A Charming Crime by Tonya Kappes

Author:Tonya Kappes [Kappes, Tonya]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Mystery, C429, Extratorrents, Kat
ISBN: 9781477594520
Publisher: Createspace
Published: 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

The cleansing must’ve worked. I didn’t have a nightmare and slept like a baby for the first time in years. Even Mr. Prince Charming was curled up next to me when I woke up.

“Glad to see you didn’t steal any more charms.” I ran my hands down his back and along his tail.

A bit of happiness was in my soul. There were things I had to do, like get a lawyer, figure out how to get a mold of those footprints at the lake, and talk to Gerald.

The sun hit the side-table and illuminated Darla’s journal. I was going to try to read a little bit of it before bed last night, but the smudging ceremony mentally exhausted me and before I knew it, my head hit the pillow and I was out. Luckily I didn’t have another nightmare, so maybe the smudging thing should happen every night.

I rub my finger over the gold lettering on the old cover. I couldn’t help but wonder if she had deliberately left it for me just in case I did find my way back to Whispering Falls and discover that I was like my father—a spiritualist.

Mr. Prince Charming curled up on the pillow, next to my head, when he realized it was going to be one of those mornings. Lazy.

I turned the cover. Mildew and dust tickled my nose. The pages were crisp. Almost fragile as if they were dry-rotted.

Eloise and I made our pact today. The only other person I told was Izzy. There was no way I was going to tell Otto. He’s so professional and if he knew I was talking to Eloise, he’d throw a fit. I wish knew what Eloise did to get banned from the village, but Izzy won’t tell me and I can’t let anyone else know that I found her. She really could be a lot of help around here in making A Dose of Darla a real potion shop. I’m just glad I can help her use her gifts. Plus June loves her.

How in the world did I love someone I didn’t even remember? If I loved her so much, why wasn’t she in my life? I was sure that Izzy could answer those questions.

Mewl, mewl. Mr. Prince Charming had enough of Darla’s journal.

“Fine. Let’s get going.” I threw the bedspread back and planted my feet in the shag carpet. It was way better than the old hardwood floors the Cape Cod had. Quickly I glanced at the next entry before I put the journal back on the table. There didn’t seem to be anything that popped out at me. Nothing that couldn’t wait until later.

We made our way to our new kitchen. No different than every other morning, I made my coffee and threw a scoop of cat food in Mr. Prince Charming’s bowl. I had no idea why I bother. He ends up eating my leftovers or I just make double.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw someone walking down the empty street of Whispering Falls.

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