Target Practice Mysteries 1 & 2 (Target Practice Mysteries Boxset) by Nikki Haverstock

Author:Nikki Haverstock [Haverstock, Nikki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Cozy Mystery Boxset
Publisher: Ranch Dog Entertainment
Published: 2018-12-11T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWO

I trotted to the entrance, slipped on my snow boots, and stepped outside to find Liam. I walked by a cop car parked in front of the building. Knocking on the window, I gave Brian, the officer in the front seat, playing games on his phone, a quick wave. He had been at the center when the previous killer had been apprehended, and had quickly become a center regular. This weekend, he was acting as security though I imagined he’ll mostly be looking at the new product lines being introduced rather than checking badges at the door.

Liam and Moo were out in the field next to the parking lot, playing. There were several inches of snow already, and thick, heavy flakes slowly drifted to the ground. Thick gray clouds obscured the sky. I walked out into the field and waved to get Liam’s attention. Moo caught sight of me and raced across the field. I stomped my feet and crouched to welcome him.

“No!”

I looked up to see Liam running across the field with a worried look.

I looked back to Moo, who was barreling toward me. I waited for him to dodge left or right to run past me, but at the last second, I realized he wasn’t slowing down. The last thing I saw was his pink tongue and big brown eye bearing down on me before impact.

I hit the ground flat on my back. The snow puffed out around me, breaking my fall as I landed. Snow drifted down on my face, catching in my eyelashes. The back of my neck was cold and wet. I lay in the snow, my eyes closed, mentally checking over my arms and legs as Moo shoved his cold, wet nose into my shut eyes and pawed at my arm.

“No, bad, Moo,” Liam said from somewhere above me.

Moo made an anguished moan at the correction and threw himself on top of me; his pointy elbows digging into my stomach and one of his front paws scratching my arm.

I tentatively opened an eye to see that Liam had grabbed Moo by the collar to pull him off. “Come on. Off! Off! Moo, now.”

Moo resisted by flopping hard onto my chest, and a whoosh of air escaped my lungs. I reached up to pet him, and he finally moved to the ground next to me and gave me a lick from chin to hairline before racing off to grab a ball on the far side of the field.

“Are you okay? Did you hit your head?” Liam knelt beside me.

“I’m fine, just a bruised ego.”

I felt a bit disoriented, but when Liam grabbed both my hands and pulled me up, right into his arms, the feeling shifted. After a few moments, he dropped my hand, but the impression of his grip stayed.

He started wiping snow off my back and legs. “I’m sorry, Di. I tried to warn you. Moo thinks that snow on the ground means it’s okay to play rough. I only adopted him last spring, so I didn’t realize until now.

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