The Deadly Diadem: A Paranormal Artifacts Cozy Mystery (Paranormal Artifacts Cozy Mysteries Book 2) by Tegan Maher

Author:Tegan Maher [Maher, Tegan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Magical Words Publishing
Published: 2021-03-29T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

I was just walking out the door when James called.

“Hey, what’s up?” I asked. It was weird that I hadn’t talked to him in five years until all this had started, but this was the third time I’d talked to him today.

“Hey. I’m riding out to talk to Lindy, the girl in the red dress. I know it’s been a long day, but I thought maybe you’d want to come. Maybe you have some special power that will help find the diadem.”

“I don’t know about that other than being able to sense the magic.” I didn’t think it was necessary to tell him about the lie-detecting thing. It might be better to feed him a bite at a time rather than shoving the whole cake in his face.

“That’s one more talent than I have, then. Where you at?”

“I’m just leaving the Clam.” I was almost embarrassed to admit it since he’d picked me up there after lunch, but there it was. Magic burned a ton of calories, and though I was nowhere near starving to death, I did have to eat a little more than the average person to maintain my slightly padded physique.

He laughed. “I feel like you should just move in there.”

“Yeah, maybe, but you have to admit there are much worse places to hang out.” I pushed out the door and into the sunshine. “Do you want me to meet you somewhere?”

“Nah, as it happens, I’m just leaving the office. I can pick you up in two minutes if you don’t mind leaving your car there.”

I ran back inside, figuring a pit stop would be a good thing if we were headed to interview someone. The last thing I needed was for the two glasses of tea I’d just drunk to run through me right when we were knocking on somebody’s front door, especially considering where I figured we were going.

James pulled up right as I was walking back outside, and I climbed in.

“Well hello, again,” he said, smiling at me. “What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?”

I grinned. “I only look like a nice girl. I’m a real witch once you get to know me.”

That was a line Eli and I used, but I wondered after I said it if it was too early to joke like that with James. Apparently, it wasn’t.

“I’ve heard that about you, but I prefer to think you’re just a magical woman.” His eyes were sparkling, which gave me hope that he was starting to accept who I was.

“Thank you! I keep trying to tell Eli that, but he insists the former is more accurate.”

He pulled out of the lot, and his expression turned serious. “I feel guilty joking at a time like this.”

I knew what he meant, but it wasn’t fair for him to think that he should feel guilty or be serious all the time. That’s how a job consumed you. “A time like what? I know what’s going on is no laughing matter, but I also know you can’t let that be the end-all to your existence.

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