Magic and Mayhem: Witchin' Impossible (Kindle Worlds Novella) (Hazed & Confused Mysteries Book 1) Read Online Free PDF

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    “TIZZY, YOU CAN’T COME WITH ME.”
    “I’ve seen Officer Baylor, Haze. You need the backup,” she whined. “What if he decides to haul your butt to jail again?”
    “He’s not going to take me to jail.” Really, I think Tiz just wanted to eavesdrop. I couldn’t blame her. I’d taken her out of a paranormal town to live in a human city, which meant she’d only had me to talk to for nearly two decades. Seeing how excited and alive she’d become since we’d returned to Paradise Falls, made me feel like the most selfish witch on the planet.
    She’d never once complained about being alone, so foolishly, I had believed she wasn’t lonely.
    “Why don’t you invite Jackie for a shake? Lolo’s used to have the best chocolate malts on the planet.”
    “She’s mated,” Tiz said, disappointment lowering her voice to an alto-soprano.
    “I’m sorry.”
    The squirrel brightened. “I think there’s a Shifter shin-dig on Eden’s Road. I might head out there if you don’t mind.”
    I raised a suspicious brow. I’d been to a couple parties out there. We used to call the area the “garden of delights.” Lots of booze. Lots of drugs. My head hurt just thinking about those Sunday morning hangovers. “Those can get a little rough.”
    “Puh-leeeeeeaze, Haze.” She clasped her tiny hands in front of her and batted her lashes. “I’m just so…sad…about Jackie. I think a party would do me some good.”
    Lily, who’d been listening quietly, stepped in. “I’ll go with her.”
    “You sure?”
    “Yep,” she said, laughing as Tizzy climbed her leg and arm until she landed on Lily’s shoulder. “It’s been a long time since I’ve gotten out of this old house. It’ll do me good.”
    “Okay,” I said. “Tiz, Lily’s in charge.”
    “Haze!”
    I narrowed my gaze.
    She threw up her manicured paws. “Fine. Lily’s in charge.”

Chapter Six
    LOLO’S DINER LOOKED STRAIGHT OUT of the nineteen-fifties. It was red and white on the outside and lit up with bright neon signage advertising shakes, burgers, and fries. Oh, Lord have mercy, I could smell the burgers. The delicious scent took me back to my teenage years when Lily and I would sit in her dad’s old Coup and people watch safely from our own private bubble.
    Ford Baylor stood near the entrance. A woman with red hair wearing a tight cardigan and a ruffle skirt was talking to him, so he didn’t seem to notice my arrival. I groaned when I recognized her. Tanya Gellar. Ugh. She was a healer. Which meant, she was born with a calling, unlike myself who had been born with a failing. I almost put the car in reverse, because, as much as I’d like to rewrite history, I was not what you’d call one of the popular kids in school. I wasn’t witchy enough for the witches or the popular Shifters. People like Tanya made my formidable years intolerable. The fact that she had been best friends with Ford’s girlfriend Greta played no part in my dislike of her.
    I sucked it up and got out of the car. When Ford saw me, he waved. Tanya gave me resting bitch face, which I assumed was her way of saying, “Howdy, neighbor.”
    “You’re late,” Ford said.
    “It looks like you found a way to occupy your time,” I told him.
    His face flushed. “Tanya is the medical examiner. I thought you might want to hear her initial report on Boyd Decker.”
    “Oh.” Color me petty. “Yeah, actually, that would be great. Did you do the autopsy on Danny Mason as well?”
    “Yes,” Tanya said. “That was…unsettling. As unsettling as my findings about Decker.”
    “I appreciate you taking time out of your schedule.”
    She sniffed. “You can thank Ford.” She softened her eyes when she looked at him and flashed a flirty smile, or at least that’s how I saw it. “I owe him a favor or two.” She turned her nose at me. “Never thought he’d waste his marker on this, though.”
    What she meant was she never thought he’d waste the favor on me. Funny