Eggnog Trifle Trouble by Addison Moore

Author:Addison Moore
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hollis Thatcher Press, LTD.
Published: 2020-11-11T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 10

The bakery is glowing with twinkle lights as the afternoon grows darker by the second.

A storm is moving this way and should be here by tonight, and as much as everyone seems to be dreading it, I can’t help but feel downright cozy at the thought of it. I can’t wait to curl up by the fire with my family and sweet cats. My life may not seem ideal to the judgmental bystanders—of which several have congregated right here in my bakery this afternoon—but to me, it’s as perfect as can be.

Last night, after Everett and I built up an appetite, I coerced him into heading to the kitchen for a midnight snack with me. I was as hungry for a ghost as I was a jelly donut, but I didn’t spot the creepy man from the portrait wandering the halls. And thanks to Kringle, there wasn’t a jelly donut left for me either.

Lily comes my way as the two of us watch an entire gaggle of women congregating at the tables by the window.

“Why are they here?” Lily grunts as the Santa hat on her head gives a little wobble. Lily Swanson is more or less grumpy all the time, but with that Santa hat on her head, it only seems to magnify this ornery characteristic of hers.

The Santa hats and the Mrs. Claus-inspired aprons were more or less my idea. I thought they’d add a little extra Christmas cheer, right along with a little Christmas fear as far as reminding the customers that the big day was just a holiday hop and jolly skip away.

“I don’t know,” I grunt back as I give Cormack and Cressida, in particular, the stink eye. But my stinky tendencies float to Serena Digby, too, with her witchy cackle that’s been pealing like thunder every few minutes. Suze is here schmoozing with the odd crowd, and Elodie Frost as well. A part of me knows I should probably quiz Elodie about the case, but another part of me—the one that thinks I should find my husband and quiz him about that addendum he added to the pamphlet last night wins out. And I’ll do that right after I quiz my ex about a certain murder weapon.

I’ve already packed up a box of donuts to take down to Ashford. I thought I’d hit the sheriff’s department before I hit the courthouse. I’m having a serious hankering for a little juicy justice, as in juicy kisses. Everett mentioned he had a full day at the office, and I can’t wait to surprise him.

Serena heads this way with her long dark hair swinging with a life of its own, those laughing blue eyes. She’s bundled in a green skintight turtleneck that shows off her curves and matching green velvet jeans. For as long as I’ve known this woman—almost a year, since Cormack and Cressida hired her to place a ridiculous hoax of a curse on me—she has always had the same look on her face.

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