The Scottish Connection: A Kate Benedict Paranormal Mystery (The Kate Benedict Series Book 4) by Carrie Bedford

Author:Carrie Bedford [Bedford, Carrie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: booksbnimble
Published: 2018-02-15T22:00:00+00:00

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We huddled out on the grass, watching in awe as the fire raged in the upstairs window. With the fresh air easing the pain in my chest, my panic subsided and my head started to clear. I leaned into Josh’s arms, still trembling, but overjoyed that he was safe. We both reeked of smoke.

“Should we be thinking about saving anything from the downstairs rooms?” Josh asked Fergus. “The fire might spread before the engines get here.”

“I wouldn’t know where to start,” Fergus replied. “But the internal walls are all built of stone and the floors are thick, so that will slow the fire down. Hopefully, help will arrive before it can do more harm.”

As if in answer, a siren wailed on the road nearby. A minute later, a fire engine roared up the driveway, lights flashing. A team of men in fluorescent jackets disgorged from the vehicle and sprinted past us, pausing just long enough to ask Fergus for directions to the location of the fire. A second team worked on fitting a hose to the fire hydrant half-hidden in the shrubs along the drive. Within a minute, four firemen were directing the hose at the window of the office upstairs, water puddling on the ground at their feet.

While we were watching, an ambulance arrived, and two paramedics jumped out. They insisted on examining each of us, and one began treating Lachlan’s hand. Fergus fretted about Arbroath, who’d run far from the fire and hidden in the kitchens. Mrs. Dunsmore tried to convince Fergus that the dog had been scared, not hurt, but still, she hurried back inside to call the vet, who promised to come over immediately.

When another fire engine arrived, most of its crew hurried past us, but one man stopped and introduced himself as the fire chief. “What happened here?” he asked.

“Someone threw a firebomb through the office window. He might still be out here, in the gardens. Maybe a pyromaniac, enjoying watching the results of his work,” Fergus said, with a wry smile.

“A firebomb?” The chief looked surprised for a split second and then he turned away, talking on his radio. When he’d finished his call, he told us we should sit inside in the entry hall. The police were on their way, he said, and planned to search the grounds for the firebomber. He didn't need to mention that being outside made us easy targets. I wished I'd thought of how exposed Fergus had been, standing at the window.

We straggled into the entry hall and huddled in a corner, out of the way of the firemen. In the light, I watched the air rotate over Fergus’s head. For a few moments, upstairs in the hallway, I’d allowed myself to hope that the fire had been the threat to his life, and that he had survived it. But if that were the case, the aura would have disappeared. The danger would be over. Disheartened, I clung to Josh’s arm, and we watched the comings and goings of the emergency crews.

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