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I’d already noted this.
The detective frowned at the plastic bag a moment more before his gaze slid to Melly. “I told you I’m looking into the poisoning.”
“You did.” Wisely, she didn’t say anything else.
His attention fell on me. “You’re the new guy at Monsters, PI. The ice lord.”
I nodded. “Elrik Nivalis.”
“What exactlyisan ice lord?”
Melly stiffened and huffed.
“I didn’t mean anything by it.” Detective Carter had the grace to wince. “I’ve just never heard of ice lords before.”
“There aren’t many of us left. Most live in northern Canada. But you know what I can do.”
“That wall of ice you created to stop the thief from getting away with stealing Angie’s kegs of beerwasimpressive.”
“Thanks.”
Angie had come to Monsters, PI after her specialty kegs of beer were stolen right before an important brew-off contest. My coworker, Tuvid, a gargoyle, had taken the case and solved it. Now he and Angie were married. Their relationship had progressed fast, too fast some might say. Not me. Many monsters knew right away when someone was the one, and Tuvid and Angie were fated mates. Why waste time when you know from the start that the other person is the one you’ll love forever?
I caressed Melly with my eyes, taking in the pinkcolor in her pretty cheeks, the way the skirt of her sundress flirted with her thighs, and the brown color in her eyes when she looked at me.
She was mine. We were fated. I suspected we also wouldn’t waste any time before making sure the world knew we were meant to be together.
“Did Melly hire you?” Detective Carter asked, drawing my attention back to him.
“She sure did.”
The detective’s lips thinned. “What have you discovered? While I don’t like the idea of anyone blundering around in my case and messing things up, I assume you’ll share everything you learn with me.”
“Of course.” Eventually.
“I’ve barely started.” He scowled at Melly. “There was no need to hire a private firm. I told you I’d look into everything.”
“And I told you my grandmother was not going to jail.” The steel in Melly’s voice would’ve frozen my blood if such a thing was possible.
Detective Carter didn’t even flinch. “Yes, you did.” He studied us both before grunting. “I’ll see you two around.” We watched as he sauntered over to his vehicle and got inside, driving it slowly out of the lot and toward town.
“Did you discover anything online?” Melly asked me.
I nudged my head to the vehicle, and we got inside, shutting the doors.
The mechanic finished and closed the hood, coming around to my window that I put down.
Her pale green eyes scanned us both. “All set.” Sheran my card on a small machine and gave me a salute before getting into her tow truck and leaving.
“I’ll tell you what I found later. We need to question Sue and Alfred before she’s discharged.”
“Alright.”
I started my truck and drove to the hospital, parking in the lot. We went inside, and the front desk directed us to Sue’s room.
We were about to push on Sue’s cracked-open door until a nurse stopped beside us and tapped my arm. “Could you give her a second? She’s in the bathroom. She should be right out.”
“Sure.”
