Parrots and Payback by Ruby Loren

Author:Ruby Loren [Loren, Ruby]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

I saw a flash of blonde inside the lovebirds enclosure. Auryn stood close by to Leah, the zoo’s bird specialist. They were both watching Stephen McClean, who looked horribly uncomfortable holding two small cups of fresh fruit - a treat for the birds. There were three currently sitting on the author and I could tell he was concerned that his suit was oh-so-close to being splattered by bird poo. I hid a smile. If no one had told the crime writer to pack a spare suit, he was likely to be looking less than dapper for his press conference later today.

The photographer danced around Stephen McClean, whilst the writer bravely tried to look as serious as possible and keep his wariness of the birds hidden. Leah and Auryn were there to make sure no unwise birds got in the way of the roving photographer. They were also present to intervene if anything did go drastically wrong… not that lovebirds were particularly known for their ferocity.

After my attempts at waving proved futile, I broke zoo protocol and banged on the glass. Stephen McClean jumped - probably creating a hilarious photo - but I succeeded in attracting Auryn’s attention and signalled for him to meet me outside.

“I’ve got a plan… it might not work, but it could be worth a shot?” I said once he was outside.

It wasn't surprising that Auryn looked less than thrilled when I’d finished talking.

“Is it overkill?” I asked, knowing full well that it was.

“I think overkill is all we have left and with this guy involved…” he flicked a thumb back over his shoulder “…the only way we can end this is to beat them at their own game. Dad did give us permission to do everything we could to solve the problem, but let’s not tell him just yet,” he hastily tacked on at the end - wisely, I thought.

“Let’s go see if we can smoke out our blackmailer,” I said, unable to keep myself from grinning. This whole thing was nuts, but I was starting to get into the swing of things. “You’ll wait for the signal?”

Auryn nodded his head gravely. “This had better work.”

“I’ve got a good feeling about this,” I reassured him.

“Really?”

“Almost.”

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