Christmissing in Westerham by Dionne Lister

Author:Dionne Lister [Lister, Dionne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781922407146
Publisher: Dionne Lister

Chapter 5

We reconvened at home in the living room, in front of the fire. Hands wrapped around a cup of coffee, I sat in one of the armchairs, and Angelica sat in the other. She held my phone, having just finished going through the pictures I’d taken. “Right, so we know we have the right organisation. I’m just so irritated that you didn’t get time to take more photos. You could’ve asked if Erik had been there.”

“Tell me about it.” I sighed. “Stupid thug guy. Do you think they had an alarm or cameras in the place?”

“Probably both—it didn’t take long for that man to come looking. I checked the door for alarms before I picked the lock—both the magical and the noisy type. And when we were in there, I didn’t get a visual on any cameras, but I didn’t want to use magic to find any hidden ones because if any witches had been in the office next door, my magic would’ve been a red flag.” As useful as magic was, it wasn’t without limitations.

“I figured that last one.” I shut my eyes and enjoyed the warmth from the fire as it seeped into my skin. That office had been absolutely freezing. I yawned and opened my eyes. If I kept them shut, I’d probably fall asleep, and we had more work to do. Some people were already on their Christmas break, but not us. Oh, no. That would be too civilised of the universe to give us a rest. “So, now what?” I’d texted Olivia to tell her we were safely at home and that I’d let her know when we went out again. Hopefully, we’d figure this out before Christmas was ruined for the year. I had no idea if Erik had someone to pass the Santa mantle to when he died, but if he did, at least next year wouldn’t be a complete bust if we failed.

Angelica’s forehead wrinkled as she stared at one of the pictures on my phone. Her magic tingled my scalp, and a piece of paper appeared in her hand. She compared details on the paper with what was on the computer screen in the picture. “This account isn’t Erik’s.” She looked at me. “I’m going to magic these account details to Olivia and ask her to look them up. I know she’s not at work today, but she can get remote access on her computer. If anyone asks, I got the details from a security camera. They’ve been stealing from a lot of people. We need to find these victims, try and get their money back, and shut these criminals down.”

“But what about Santa and the secret?”

“We don’t have to tell anyone about Erik. This is a separate crime altogether. We have a couple of hacking experts who can look into this. I’ll start it as a new investigation. Whether we find Erik in time for Christmas or not, these guys are going down.” Her gaze was harder than the tiles that lined the floor in front of the fireplace.

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