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would think with the new coffee bar added to the Boutique there would be at least a couple people checking it out, but the shop was empty with the exception of the new guy. He’d set up a few Bristo dining sets, along with a bar. Although it was obvious he was still in the process of putting together his little coffee business, he’d made a lot of progress in one day.
    “Hello there,” Garrett Bray greeted us from behind the bar. “I wasn’t expecting to see the two of you again so soon, but it is good of you to stop in.”
    “Where’s Holly?” I asked immediately, wasting no time with manners.
    Garrett shrugged his wide shoulders. “I have no idea. She wasn’t here when I arrived this morning.”
    “Hmm ... Well, if you are open for business we would like some coffee,” I told him.
    “Of course,” he said with a wide smile. “Would you like anything special in your coffee?”
    “Cream.”
    “Make that cream and sugar in mine,” Pax added.
    While we waited for our coffee, we sat at one of the tables. The little Bristo set was elegant enough but seemed a little out of place in Shadow Crossing.
    We barely had a chance to sit down before Garrett brought us our coffee.
    “Thank you,” I muttered.
    “The two of you are out and about early this morning,” Garrett commented.
    Pax glared at him through narrowed eyes. “The early bird gets the worm. Isn’t that what they say?”
    “Actually, we are working on a case and was hoping we would find my cousin Holly at work,” I told him.
    “Sorry,” he said, putting his hands in the air. “If I see her, I will certainly let her know that you are looking for her.”
    “So, what brings you to Shadow Crossing?” Pax asked.
    “Business, obviously,” Garrett answered but now there was a hard edge to his voice.
    It was apparent he didn’t like people meddling in his business. That didn’t necessarily make him a suspect in anything, but it could.
    “Are you telling me you just showed up in town, picked out a business that you could intrude upon with your own business?” Pax raised one brow, questioningly.
    “Basically.” Garrett nodded. “Now, if the two of you are set I have a lot of work to do.”
    “Of course,” I told him, putting a smile on my face. “We will let you know if we need anything.”
    When Garrett was gone, Pax leaned over the table and whispered, “You sure let him off the hook easy enough. Don’t you think we should have asked a few more questions?”
    I nodded. “Yes, we need more info out of him but I don’t think were going to get it by strong-arming him. He doesn’t seem much like the type that will be easily intimidated. Haven’t you ever heard that old saying, you’ll catch more flies with honey than vinegar? Besides, as far as we know, he could be telling the truth. Maybe he did come to town to start a new business. If he is a witch, a move to this town would make sense.”
    My words brought a frown to my cousin’s face. “If you say so.”
    At that moment my phone rang. I almost answered it without checking the caller ID, figuring it was my dad. But I did check the caller ID and saw that it was an unknown number.
    “Hello,” I answered.
    “Is this Sadie?” The person on the other end asked in a rough mechanical voice. Whoever it was, it was obvious they were using a voice changer.
    Why use a voice changer unless they feared I would recognize the voice?
    “It is. Who’s calling?” I asked, though I figured the question was useless. If they’d wanted me to know who they were they probably wouldn’t be using a voice changer.
    I couldn’t even tell if it was a male or female on the other end.
    “I’m just a friend trying to help.”
    “Okay then, how are you going to help?” I asked.
    “If I were you, I would talk to the medical examiner about old Canton’s autopsy results.”
    Before I could ask any questions, the line went dead.
    Damn! I hated it when someone hung up on me.
    “Who was that?” Pax