Stony Blend (A Paramour Bay Cozy Paranormal Mystery Book 16) by Kennedy Layne

Author:Kennedy Layne [Layne, Kennedy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Paranormal, Mystery, cozy
Publisher: Kennedy Layne Publishing
Published: 2021-01-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“Sorry I’m late,” I replied, slipping into the booth across from Liam. He’d already ordered me a coffee, and it was steaming in the white porcelain cup next to the napkin holder. “There was a bit of a problem…with that activity I told you about. It went sideways.”

Liam had given me a warning mid-sentence that someone was close enough to hear what I was saying, so I’d quickly altered my description of the last couple of hours.

Sure enough, Cora and Desmond were weaving through a couple of tables near us as they made their way to the front counter.

I went about adding a bit of sugar and cream to my coffee, buying us some time. The diner wasn’t that crowded this evening for some reason. Liam had chosen the last booth alongside the front windows, and there was no one behind me. He preferred to sit in the seat that faced the entrance of the diner so that he could see who was coming or going.

“Get me caught up on everything,” Liam said after the couple was far enough away that they wouldn’t pick up on our conversation. “Did you find out who sent Bree that statue?”

“Yes and no,” I replied reluctantly, still flummoxed at what we were going to do about the situation. I inhaled the delicious scent of what had to be apple pie. After the day that I’ve had, I doubt anyone would think twice about me having a warm slice for dinner. “There is a possibility that a man by the name of Kyle McGrath was the one to send the gargoyle as a gift to Bree.”

Liam had laid his arm across the table so that he could hold my hand. It was a small gesture that he’d been doing for quite some time, and I found his touch to be very reassuring…even now.

“I’ll do a search in the database to see if I can find out anything that could be useful.” Liam brushed his thumb across the back of my hand, and I found that some of the tension that had been gathered in my shoulders began to dissipate. “Does Kyle have something against Bree?”

“That’s just the thing,” I said, completely bewildered by the facts that had been discovered thus far. “Kyle was born into the coven, but he was banished years ago for dabbling in dark magic. Rye hasn’t seen the man since then, and—”

Coast is clear! Carry on.

Leo had made a sudden verbal appearance, though he remained invisible.

“Stop that,” I muttered, causing Liam to chuckle. He couldn’t see or hear my familiar, but he’d known exactly what had happened. “Leo?”

I sighed in acceptance that Leo had made it his duty to guard the stone statue while I was having dinner. He’d blipped in and out to only deliver his message. Darkness had basically fallen, and he was sure that the gargoyle would make another roaming run around town. Guard duty was apparently on his schedule this evening.

As for Rye, he’d made the

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