Yuletide Blend by Kennedy Layne

Author:Kennedy Layne [Layne, Kennedy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal, Mystery, Fiction, Cozy
ISBN: 9781943420933
Publisher: Kennedy Layne Publishing
Published: 2019-12-10T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“Barry Mina did express his concerns that the reindeer may have been taken out of his pen,” Liam said as he set a file on top of his desk. “At this point, it’s a tossup whether Randy opened the gate himself or followed a trail of carrots. I’m going to have to deputize you at this rate, Raven. Good work.”

Ask the good ol’ sheriff about the golden key, Raven. I bet he knows something.

“You can thank Candy’s niece,” I shared from my seat in one of the guest chairs. Leo had managed to make himself invisible, joining me in Liam’s office. Otis had no idea the supernatural existed, so I’d been doing my best to ignore Leo’s prompting at every turn. “Her name is Maddie. I’m sure she’d love one of those plastic sheriff badges that you give out to the kids.”

Not as much as I’d like that golden key. Besides, that cretin ate a soiled carrot. She doesn’t have the common sense to avoid drowning in the rain. She doesn’t deserve the distinction that a badge would give her, fake or not.

By the time I’d entered the police station, the mayor had already left to do a photo op with one of the search groups. It didn’t surprise me that he would take advantage of this somewhat tragic opportunity, but he really did have Paramour Bay’s best interest at heart when the chips were down.

“Well, I better go and join Bob,” Otis said, though he didn’t make a move to stand from Liam’s chair behind the desk. I’m sure he missed the days when he was sheriff, but I’m certain he was proud that Liam had followed in his footsteps. “Bob found an old deer call he had packed away in his garage. We’ll take a walk around the town and see if we can’t lure that big fellow out from hiding.”

Hold down the fort, Raven. I’m going home to see if I can’t find something in the spell book to help us win that golden key. Whatever you do, don’t solve this case without me. I need that key!

I was glad that Otis didn’t seem to be in much of a hurry to join Bob. I still needed to find a way to bring Karen into the conversation, although why she would want to make off with a reindeer was beyond me.

“It won’t help if someone took Randy,” Liam pointed out, joining me by sitting in the other guest chair. “We just need to figure out a motive. I asked Barry Mina if he had any enemies or maybe any plausible threats for giving those caribou a home.”

“And?” Otis asked, his tone favoring that of an active law enforcement officer. He even rested his elbows on the leather armrests of the chair and made a steeple with his fingers in contemplation. “I can imagine that some don’t believe that those reindeer can’t be reintroduced to the wild. Honestly, Karen and I had this very discussion yesterday before we heard the full story.

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