Witch Degrees of Separation: A Witch Squad Cozy Mystery #3 by Andrews M.Z

Author:Andrews, M.Z. [Andrews, M.Z.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00

{Chapter Fourteen}

“These are for the patient,” said Detective Whitman, and immediately my little doggie nose caught the scent of another set of perfumed flowers.

“Oh, what a darling you are!” she gushed. “Come in, come in.”

They stepped forward into the dining area and as soon as Detective Whitman looked up, he caught site of Merrick.

My mother began nervously wringing her hands in front of her. “You two know each other, right? No need for introductions I assume.”

Detective Whitman instinctively placed his body in front of my mother’s like a shield. “What are you doing here, Stone?”

Merrick furrowed his eyebrows at the detective. “I was just about to ask you the same question.”

“I’m making sure that Linda is alright. Someone played a dangerous practical joke on her last night, as I’m sure you are aware. She was nearly killed.”

Merrick’s gaze switched from Detective Whitman to my mother. “Linda, what happened?”

“Oh, you know very well what happened,” Detective Whitman shot out angrily.

Mom reached out and touched Detective Whitman’s arm softly. “Detective, I really don’t think…”

“Linda, are your children here?” he asked looking around the restaurant.

She smiled softly. “No, they are giving me a bit of privacy.”

Detective Whitman’s eyes widened. “They left you alone with him? After everything that’s happened? I don’t think you should be alone with him. He’s dangerous.”

“Now wait just a minute, Detective. That’s incredibly pompous of you to make such a radical statement. I pose no harm to Linda.”

Detective Whitman held my mother back behind him with one hand while his other hand waved a finger in Merrick’s face. “You need to leave. This poor woman has been through enough.”

“I will not! How dare you interrupt our private meeting!”

Detective Whitman didn’t back down from Merrick’s evil glare. “Linda. You’re being naïve if you think that Merrick Stone is harmless. I have a strong suspicion that he is involved in the Ronnie Edwards murder case I’m investigating. I also think that he has something to do with last night’s little ‘accident’ out front of the building.”

“What accident? I don’t even know what you’re talking about!” he insisted angrily, looking around Detective Whitman to speak to my mother. “Linda, you’ve got to believe me. I have no involvement in any of that.”

My mother tried to speak, but Detective Whitman’s voice boomed over hers. “You should go.”

“I will not! I am Linda’s guest. When she wants me to go, she’ll ask me to go.”

“Linda, tell this clown you don’t want him hanging around you,” Detective Whitman insisted.

He stepped away, exposing my mother to Merrick’s intense scrutiny. “Well…I – uh. I really don’t know what to think!”

“Do you think that he’s involved in the weird things that have been happening to you?”

My mother twirled her hair anxiously as she carefully considered her answer to Detective Whitman’s question. “I think at the very least, it’s possible that the weird things are happening as a result of our proximity and the binding spell my mother placed on us.”

Merrick nodded, working hard to keep his anger in check in front of my mother.

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