A Frightening Fangs-giving by Addison Moore

Author:Addison Moore [Moore, Addison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hollis Thatcher Press, LTD.
Published: 2020-10-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

The city council meetings are conducted in council chambers in the aptly named Cider Cove Building just a few blocks from Main Street.

The room is congested with constituents seated in stiff wooden chairs, as the council members sit up front behind long wooden tables on a riser that puts them about four feet higher than the rest of us. An American flag, along with the state flag of Maine, sits behind them. And there’s a banner that stretches across the top of the room that reads Congratulations, Cider Cove, on one hundred wonderful years!

Jasper and I came out together tonight and he helped me set out platters of the Country Cottage Café’s apple cider mini donuts on the refreshment table. The sweet sugared scent of those fresh baked wonders, coupled with the scent of freshly brewed coffee, lights up my senses. And to be truthful, it seems like the only bright spot in this otherwise dull meeting. So far we’ve discussed the progress on a traffic light, put out a call for volunteers to make up sandbags for the upcoming storm, and discussed the Founders’ Day parade route that’s to take place on Thanksgiving.

Altogether there are seven council members, four women and three men—one of which is Flint Butler. I’ll admit, he’s handsome, with his shock of dark hair and easy smile. He’s donned a suit that gives the illusion he has the shoulders of a running back, and he’s let a few self-deprecating comments fly, much to the delight of the audience. I can’t help but note the way the women in the room seem to be ogling him. I guess I can’t blame them. He is newly single, albeit by a little more than a week. But then, he doesn’t look too broken up about it either.

Jasper gives my hand a squeeze. I wonder what dirt Ember Sweet had on the guy to make him stick around like he did?

I trace my eyes his way with a look that says that’s exactly what we’re going to find out, or at least I am. I plan on hogging all of the councilman’s free time once this little meet-up is over.

With just five minutes left to spare, a woman who’s been moderating the microphone for the townspeople asks if there are any other comments or questions for the board members.

“Yes! I’ve got a comment,” a distinctly female voice shouts from the back. “You’ve got blood on your hands!”

The entire room breaks out into gasps as we turn to see two people holding up a sign that reads those same cryptic words that look as if they were written in blood over butcher paper. They lower the sign a bit, and I see two shockingly familiar faces.

“Georgie and Juni?” I say just as a couple of security guards escort them out of the building.

The meeting is adjourned, and soon bodies are moving all around the room.

“Jasper, please go make sure they’re not being arrested.” I plead with him, even though I get the feeling he wouldn’t mind so much if they were.

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