Murder in Aruba: An Anna Winters Cozy Mystery (Murder in Paradise Book 5) Read Online Free PDF Page B

of the poison Cassandra uses. Well, for someone at the hotels. She refuses to admit that she is supplying Cassandra. The point is this time she warned me and gave us the edge. The poison is vodka based to mask it. Cassandra tried to give me a lemon drop martini. I played the, 'I love you' card. She "accidentally" spilled it. But all that did was buy me some time. We know Cassandra is the killer."
    "We still need to catch her and figure out who hired her to help kill the others," Pauline replied. "We are running out of time."
    "We need to do something," Anna replied. "So what do we do?"
    "If you're cool with going under the gun again, we can stage a setup for Cassandra,” Pauline suggested. "You know you'll have a pistol to your head and all."
    "I'm really not fond of having a gun pointed at me,” Anna laughed.
    A knock at the door caught both women off guard. Pauline looked nervously at Anna who answered the door. Anna slowly pulled the door open and saw Cassandra on the other side. The young woman looked annoyed to see her.
    "Oh, Anna," Cassandra scowled. "How fortunate that you are here."
    "What can I say?" Anna joked. "Pauline and I are inseparable."
    "It's like a creepy twin thing,” Cassandra replied dryly. "Can I come in?"
    "Sure," Anna nodded and opened the door, despite Pauline's glare.
    "What do you need, Cassandra?" Pauline asked as she crossed her arms.
    "I would like to make peace with you." Cassandra forced a smile. "I realize that you and I don't see eye to eye. But we are going to be working together for years to come. I think it is important that we work past these differences and heal our broken friendship."
    "There isn't a broken friendship," Pauline responded coldly. "For there to be a broken friendship, there needed to be a friendship to begin with."
    "Now, Pauline," Anna snapped. "I think you need to forgive Cassandra and forget everything that went wrong with the two of you. If you can't do that, I will have to fire you. You know the rules."
    Pauline gave Anna a confused look. "I forgive you. We're fine."
    Cassandra hugged Pauline who left her arms at her side. "Thank you, Pauline! I know we are going to have a better friendship now."
    "Yep." Pauline replied glaring at Anna.
    "Well, I need to get to work in the kitchen." Cassandra smiled. "I'll talk to my two friends later."
    Anna and Pauline watched as Cassandra left. A few moments after the door shut, Pauline turned to Anna.
    "What is wrong with you?" Pauline demanded. "Why would you do that to me?"
    "She can't know we are on to her," Anna replied. "Plus, if this helps us to buy more time, we have other things to focus on right now."
    "Fine," Pauline groaned. "But if she forces me to spend time with her, I will beat you."
    "Get ready for your date," Anna laughed. "We can commiserate about Cassandra later."
    "I guess if I have to," Pauline sighed. "Please, make sure you are around to protect me just in case he decides to kill me."
    "I promise I will be there." Anna smiled. "Now, get ready."
    Anna went to the door and turned to see Pauline with a worried look on her face.
    "I am going to die tonight, aren't I?" Pauline asked seriously.
    "You won't die. I promise you. This isn't where your story ends. In fact, I see volumes of your story in the future."
    "I get the point," Pauline laughed. "Okay, let me get dressed."
    Giving Pauline a smile, Anna left the room and closed the door behind her. As she approached the door to her room, she was surprised to see Mr. Puccio turning the corner.
    "Mr. Puccio," Anna smiled. "What can I do for you?"
    As he turned the corner, she noticed two security guards were behind him. He approached Anna with a stern look on his face.
    "No one ever talks to me that way." His voice was cold. "You've left me no choice but to fire you."
    Anna looked at the man, dumbfounded. "Mr. Puccio! You're being unreasonable."
    Raising his voice, he continued. "No. You are in violation of your contract. I have no choice but to terminate your