Hex And Chocolate: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel: Singing Falls Witches Book Four by M.J. Caan

Author:M.J. Caan [Caan, M.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-16T22:00:00+00:00

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“What? You’re arresting her?” demanded Jasmin in dismay.

“No, of course not. But from a procedural standpoint, I need to take her downtown for questioning.”

“Like hell you do,” said Jasmin. Her eyes flared and blue orbs of magic encircled her hands.

“Don’t touch her, Max,” said Elric. The wolf’s eyes glowed yellow and his voice deepened. Torie knew that look and knew that he was on the brink of shifting and squaring off against his old alpha.

“Okay, everybody just calm down,” she said. “Max, you know I had nothing to do with killing the mayor. I never even met the man.”

“Why is he talking to someone about you trying to kill him then?” Max asked.

“He didn’t say she was trying to kill him, he mentioned something about her being the last face he’d ever see. Big difference. Plus, that wasn’t a voicemail; it was a recording of a conversation. Maybe that means he was speaking with someone that he didn’t trust. Maybe he wanted dirt on whoever that was.”

“Max, you were at the scene of his death just like we were. You yourself said there was no other scent in the vehicle with him, right?” said Torie.

Max nodded. “But he wasn’t killed at the crime scene. He was most likely injected somewhere else and then died in the car.”

Torie didn’t like the way this was going. She was pretty sure Max knew she had nothing to do with this, but what about other law enforcement officials? The murder of a mayor had to attract eyes higher up than his.

“This has federal implications,” said Max, confirming Torie’s suspicions. “The cleaner we make our paperwork dealing with the investigation, the better in the long run.”

The words federal stuck in Torie’s mind. What if they focused in on her because of her previous dealings with them because of her husband? He had taken the fall for a massive Ponzi scheme that was orchestrated by his lover, a fae woman with whom he had had a child. While Torie had been completely cleared of any involvement, she wasn’t so sure that they wouldn’t use this as an opportunity to open another file on her. That kind of scrutiny was the last thing she needed right now.

“Max, have you identified the other person on the message?” asked Jasmin.

“No, not yet. We have no clue who she is.”

“Well, that sounds like a good place to start. Let us help you. What happened to the mayor is a tragedy; but right now, you’ve made this personal. Just give us a couple of days to work on this, and if we don’t get you any information, I’ll walk Torie down to you myself,” Jasmin said, looking over at her friend. “But I promise you it won’t come to that.”

“Max, there has to be a way you can slow this down, just for a couple of days,” said Elric. “You owe us that.”

Torie stepped between them, once again pleading for calmer heads to prevail. “Look, it’s no big deal. I have nothing to hide.

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