The Bashing in the Bakery (Bakers and Bulldogs Mysteries Book 8) by Rosie Sams

Author:Rosie Sams [Sams, Rosie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SweetBookHub.com
Published: 2020-02-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

It was dark inside the police station at night. And cold. And very, very quiet. The only noise that Melody could hear was Smudge's snores coming from the other side of the bars. Alvin and Smudge had made themselves a little bed out of old blankets and a pillow that they found in the maintenance closet. Then they had got as comfortable as possible on the hard cement floors. Despite the company, Melody didn't sleep well that night. She tossed and turned, unable to clear her mind. When she did sleep, her dreams were filled with blood and murder and false accusations. She found herself waking in a cold sweat, unable to get her bearings.

When morning finally came, and Smudge and Alvin awoke, Melody sat on the cell floor and snuggled the pup through the bars. It wasn’t much but it was the best she could do and was an attempt to calm her rising fears.

"How’d you sleep?" Alvin asked through a yawn.

"Honestly? Not very well. It's not exactly the Hilton in here." Melody tried to laugh.

"Aw, Mel. I'm so sorry you have to be in there. Come here, let me give you a kiss." He leaned in as far through the bars as possible, but before his lips met Melody's, he was startled by the sound of someone approaching from down the hall.

Dorinda Mitchum appeared a few seconds later.

"Hey, Melody. Hi, Sheriff. Sorry to interrupt, but I had some information that I thought you may be interested in. I wanted to come down here right away to let you know in person."

The sheriff rose awkwardly to his feet. "Good morning, Dorinda. Thanks so much for coming down. We appreciate any possible tips that people may have. So, what's the information?" He had composed himself and quickly stepped into his role as sheriff.

"Well, it's a little bit embarrassing." Dorinda paused for a moment looking between Melody and Alvin before continuing. "You see, Joe Reuben and I had been seeing each other for a short time. We had been on a few dates and as far as I could tell, things had been going really well. Apparently, I was wrong. It has been brought to my attention that Drusilla Swan has been flirting with Joe and he has stopped returning all of my calls."

"That is very interesting." The sheriff took a moment to ponder. "Thank you so much for sharing it with us. Perhaps, Drusilla may have wanted a new man in her life. Maybe she was tired of Alexander and wanted to find a way to get rid of him. Framing Melody for the murder would be the perfect solution to her problem and would be the easiest way to solve all of her problems. Alexander would be gone and she could invite a new man into her life plus Melody would be eliminated as a business rival. Hmmm. That definitely gives me something to look into."

Melody thanked Dorinda for thinking of her and gave her a hug through the cell.

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