Murder Most Witchy (Wicked Witches of the Midwest Book 10) by Amanda M. Lee

Author:Amanda M. Lee [Lee, Amanda M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: WinchesterShaw Publications
Published: 2017-04-01T18:00:00+00:00

THE LOBBY was empty when we entered the inn. Landon and I headed straight for the dining room. It was after breakfast but before lunch, so I found my mother and aunts exactly where I expected them to be, sipping coffee and hanging around the dining room table gossiping.

“We have a problem,” I announced.

“Oh, well, I wasn’t sure you were still alive,” Mom drawled, ignoring my call to action. “We cleaned the room yesterday – and you guys had clearly been inside – but when we cleaned this morning we found that you hadn’t slept in the bed.”

“I’m sorry,” Landon offered. “We got caught up and stayed at the Bayside Bed and Breakfast.”

“A competing inn?” A horrified Twila clapped a hand over her mouth.

“The dead woman’s mother owns it. We had hoped to find some information,” Landon explained.

“Did you?” Marnie asked.

“Well, I technically stole mail and Bay stole some sort of book in an envelope that we still haven’t looked at, so I can’t answer that just yet,” Landon replied. “The day is still young, though.”

“And yet I feel old,” Mom muttered, never moving her gaze from my face. “Why didn’t you call?”

“I … .” Crap. This was the last thing I needed. My plate was already overflowing – and with mostly my least favorite foods. We’re talking cooked carrots, guacamole and hummus here.

“It’s not her fault.” Landon immediately jumped to my defense. “We made the decision to stay there on the fly. We ran to Target to pick up new things. If you want to blame someone, blame me.”

“Oh, I blame you for quite a lot these days,” Mom shot back. “I just … I’m not really happy with you right now Landon.”

“Mom … .”

Landon held up a hand to quiet whatever I was about to say. “Your mother has a right to let me know how she feels.”

“Oh, well, thank you for your permission, Landon,” Mom deadpanned, her eyes flashing. “Do you have any idea what you put us through when you decided to go undercover and left Bay floundering for a month?”

“I didn’t mean to hurt her,” Landon offered, keeping his voice low and even. “That was the last thing I wanted. I missed her so much … but my boss and I came to an understanding that if I did this job I would probably get a promotion and be taken out of the running for other undercover operations.”

Mom stilled, the admission clearly surprising her. “Oh. I … did you tell Bay?”

“No, and that was a mistake,” Landon said. “I wanted to surprise her. I wanted to make a big deal out of it.”

“That’s kind of sweet.” Twila sighed as she topped off her coffee. “I knew you couldn’t be the tool Aunt Tillie kept accusing you of being.”

“That’s possibly very flattering,” Landon said, although he kept his gaze on Mom. “Winnie, you know I wouldn’t hurt Bay for anything, right? I didn’t mean for this to spiral so far out of control. This wasn’t what I had planned.

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