Magic and Mayhem: Witchin' Impossible 4: Mr. & Mrs. Shift (Kindle Worlds Novella) (Witchin' Impossible Mysteries) by Renee George

Author:Renee George [George, Renee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

“Poor Gary Gary. Maybe he choked on a cherry tomato,” Lily said. “It just takes one wrong inhalation at the right moment.”

“Nope,” Tanya Frigid Gellar said, using her medical examiner voice. “Throat is clear.” She stripped off her latex gloves.

Nita and Bryant Baylor had ushered all the guests back into the drawing room. Needless to say, no one was hungry anymore. And even if they were, who’d eat the salad now?

“Myocardial Infarction? Aneurism?” My BFF was stretching for some kind of natural cause.

“He’s a warlock. He’s not going to have either of those things.” Witches and warlocks didn’t tend to suffer from mundane human ailments. Which was awesome, but it also meant that Gary Gary’s death wasn’t an accident.

“Lily, can you get some details from Rhoda?” I asked. Maybe she could shed some light on the events leading up to Gary Gary keeling over.

“Sure thing.”

I loved Lily for not making this any harder for me.

Bryant Baylor, the stockier, shorter, grumpier, older version of my husband stomped over to me.

“What is going on here, Hazel? And don’t blow smoke up my ass. You and Ford have been secretive and scarce all afternoon. I know you’re hiding something. Is Gary Gary’s sudden demise part of it?”

“I…” tried to think of good lie and failed, “really don’t know. Honest. I don’t know why he died.”

“I think you’re full of shit,” Bryant grumbled.

“Dad,” Ford warned.

“Oh, you know I like Hazel just fine, son. You and she make a good pair, but I know bull when I hear it.”

“It’s an official investigation,” I said, finally coming up with a good fib. “I can’t talk about it with a civilian.”

“Uh huh.” Bryant scowled. “I better go help Nita calm the other guests. I was sent to tell you that an ambulance will be here in soon to take Gary Gary.”

“Thanks.” It meant we only had a short time to figure out what happened to him.

Lily returned a few minutes later. “Rhoda said Gary Gary started sweating profusely, he complained about a headache, and said his stomach burned. A few minutes after that, he complained about bugs crawling into the candles, and then ranted about pink puffballs trying to suffocate him. That’s when he went face-first into the salad.”

“Why would he go crazy and die? That doesn’t make any sense.”

“It does,” Lily said. “I think he was poisoned.”

“How?”

“My best guess? Nightshade. It’s fast-acting in witches.”

“In the salad?”

“No. It would’ve been hidden in something sweet … oh! The currant and blueberry jam. We should probably have it tested.”

I gaped. “Not the jam!” That sealed it. The poison, if it was nightshade, had been meant for me. It’s common knowledge how much I loved the stuff. I’d been known to lick containers clean.

“I switched seats with Gary Gary,” I said, horrified. “He’s dead because I took his spot.”

Ford put his arm around me. “You didn’t kill him. That blames lies with murderer.” He kissed the top of my head. “And I’m glad you’re still breathing.”

“Is there any way to test for nightshade poisoning?” I asked Tanya.

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