Formidable Magic: Myrtlewood Mysteries book 7 by Iris Beaglehole

Author:Iris Beaglehole [Beaglehole, Iris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-29T16:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Three

“You can pick her up this afternoon; the paperwork's all through.”

Rosemary felt the tension leave her shoulders at the news from Neve's phone call. “Thank you so much.”

Rosemary arrived at the police station ten minutes later to find Perkins looking disgruntled. "She's still a suspect, you know," he said. “A threat to society.”

"You are.” Rosemary scowled at him.

A few moments later, Marjie emerged into the waiting room where Rosemary was sitting impatiently.

Marjie looked tired, pale, and somewhat bewildered.

"Oh, Marjie," said Rosemary, giving her friend a big hug. "I'm so sorry you had to go through all this."

"It wasn't me," said Marjie, baffled.

"No, I knew it wasn't.”

Marjie smiled weakly. “You always believed in me...even when I didn't believe in myself. I just don’t know how…"

"We'll talk about it when we get home," said Rosemary.

They arrived back at Thorn Manor to find Athena making tea in the kitchen.

“It’s a bit early for school to be out, isn’t it?” Rosemary asked.

"I wasn't feeling too good. Something went down with Elise."

Athena explained the situation with the charmed apple.

"Possessed? That sounds bad," said Rosemary.

Marjie shook her head and tutted. "Trouble is brewing."

"You can say that again," said Rosemary.

They sat on the window seats, sipping tea in silence.

"I'm so sorry about your friend," said Athena after a while.

"Grace,” said Marjie. “You know what? It’s actually good to talk about her. But tell me. Do you know what really happened? What happened to Herb?”

Rosemary shook her head. "Neve didn't explain the full story to you?”

“She didn’t say much at all,” said Marjie. “I’m ready to hear it, though. As much anger as I’ve felt at Herb recently, it’s almost made worse by the grief. We shared a life together, you see. So many little things keep reminding me of him. When they brought me breakfast in that awful cell, I’d think of the way he’d always burn the edges of the toast and cut them off before he brought breakfast to the table. I’d do a crossword to keep entertained and I’d almost see the kind of notes he’d leave me in the margins if he’d worked out the word. It’s been so awful – I just hating him so much, but also, he was my companion and losing him is like a part of me is missing too. I need to know what happened, Rosemary.”

Rosemary nodded. “I'll never completely understand it. But I do have this letter." She pulled out her phone. "Are you ready for this?"

"As I'll ever be," said Marjie.

Rosemary read the letter out loud, pausing every now and then to check her friend's expressions as they changed from curiosity to anguish.

“Keep going, dear.” Marjie was looking so distraught that Rosemary almost didn't want to continue, but she was urged on by the older woman. "I need to know the truth."

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